analytics.x.com: How X Tracks Your Activity

X’s tracker, analytics.x.com, monitors your interactions on the platform, collecting data on posts and behavior for analytics and ads. This invasive tracking undermines your privacy. Here’s what it does.

What Is analytics.x.com?

This domain supports analytics for X, tracking how you engage with content to analyze user behavior. It gathers extensive data for platform insights and advertising, creating privacy risks. As Privacy Auditors, we’re concerned about this intrusion.

Data It Collects

When you use X, it grabs:

• IP Address: Tracks your location via your connection.
• Post Interactions: Logs likes, shares, and clicks.
• Profile Views: Records pages or profiles you visit.
• User ID: Ties actions to your account.
• Device Type: Identifies your phone or desktop.
• Browser Type: Notes specifics like Chrome 121.0.
• Cookie IDs: Uses identifiers for tracking.

This data builds profiles for targeting.

Who Gets Your Data?

Your information is shared with:

• X Internal Team: Uses data for platform analytics and ads.
• Third-Party Ad Partner: Accesses data for targeting.
• Government Entity: If legally required, per X’s transparency report.

How to Protect Yourself

At Privacy Auditors, we’re committed to your privacy. Here’s how to block this tracker:

• Use Tracker Blockers: Privacy Auditor’s paid service stops analytics.x.com scripts.
• Mask with a VPN: Hide your IP using a VPN like Mullvad.
• Switch Browsers: Use Firefox with tracking protection or Tor Browser.
• Clear Cookies: Delete tracking cookies regularly.

Combine these steps to reduce X’s tracking.

Sources

• X Privacy Policy: https://twitter.com/en/privacy

This is a legal disclaimer. All information is provided for educational purposes only.