Server Side tracking benefits from the experts who actually deploy server-side tracking:
1) Offer advantages against cookie deprecation.
2) Offers significant benefits even without additional enrichment.
3) Provides better privacy controls than client-side tracking ever will.
Privacy lunatics spread misinformation that businesses use server-side tracking to hide data collection from consumers.
We deploy server-side tracking all the time.
None of our customers ever asked us, "Hey, we want to spend thousands of dollars on server-side tracking set-up because, you know, we want to hide data collection from consumers and bypass user consent. Let's do it.".
Eliminating user consent is not the primary motivating factor for businesses utilizing server-side tracking.
Businesses utilize server-side tracking to enhance their GDPR compliance and privacy control and reduce dependence on third-party data collection.
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1) Offer advantages against cookie deprecation.
While server-side data collection isn't a perfect solution, it can offer advantages against cookie deprecation by passing key limitations of traditional cookie-based tracking:
>> Cookies don't seamlessly track users across different devices, leading to fragmented data.
>> Cookies raise privacy concerns as they can track users across multiple websites, leading to data hoarding and potential misuse.
>> Third-party cookies often have short lifespans, hindering long-term data analysis.
>> Attributing conversions across different touchpoints becomes difficult with limited cookie data.
I am surprised that cookies have not been phased out so far. It is an outdated tech which needs to go.
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2) Offers significant benefits even without additional enrichment.
Server-side data collection offers significant benefits even without additional enrichment.
It offers centralized data management, reduced reliance on external vendors, and potential integration with consent management platforms.
Server-side control facilitates better data management and anonymization, aiding compliance efforts.
Thus, the use of server-side tracking enhances data control and privacy.
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3) Provides better privacy controls than client-side tracking ever will.
One of the biggest benefits of the server side is reducing data exposure to third parties.
Data collected through the client's browser is often shared directly with third-party services (e.g., advertising platforms), increasing the risk of data leakage and/or misuse.
Server-side tracking can provide better data anonymization controls than the client side.
The data collection process is more controlled and consistent with the server side, as it's less subject to user interference, allowing for more reliable data management practices.
Your customer's data is not secure, and you are likely breaking a dozen different privacy regulations by relying on outdated tech like client-side tracking, which is unreliable, insecure and provides poor GDPR compliance.