istio/istio.io

Review website cookies/analytics/opt-out?

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#10,005 opened on Jun 28, 2021

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Description

A few people were having a conversation about the "cookie banner" on knative.dev, and we noticed that https://istio.io/ didn't have such a banner. Digging further, it looks like I'm served Google Analytics javascript and reports are collected even in an incognito window with DNT: 1 cookie.

I'm in the US, so maybe this is okay here, but I suspect that our European friends would be surprised by this.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
htmljavascript
Domain
securityanalytics
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
needs investigation
Prerequisites
HTMLJavaScriptcookies and DNTGoogle Analytics basics
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
20
Research direction
Investigate the current analytics implementation in the istio.io repository. Look for Google Analytics tracking code in layout files (e.g., partials or footer) and check if any DNT or opt out mechanism is present. Review the cookie banner absence and whether GDPR/CCPA compliance is addressed. Then propose an approach to add a cookie consent banner and honor DNT or provide an opt out option.