Privacy update: Cookie-free tracking is the new default

Privacy update: Cookie-free tracking is the new default

We’re happy to announce that our tracking is now 100% cookie-free by default, which means Clicky is now privacy-friendly out of the box. We mostly were before, e.g. we’ve been anonymizing IP addresses since GDPR became law, but tracking cookies were the one exception. You could disable them manually before, but now it’s the default.…

Two-factor authentication (2FA) – Clicky Blog

Two-factor authentication (2FA) – Clicky Blog

Two-factor authentication (2FA) is our latest major new feature, releasing today. 2FA helps protect your account against unauthorized access and potentially malicious actions by requiring verification via your account’s registered email address. Configure 2FA for your account here. 2FA is required once per session, and can be set up in two ways: Verify your email…

Big update for trends and graphs!

Big update for trends and graphs!

What started out as a small request to add an option to compare the same day of week instead of day of month from one year ago, ballooned into a much bigger project that took about 10 days of work. A lot of our code for graphs and trends is pretty old, so a large…

Referrer BACKLINK SEARCH and VISITOR LOG overhaul!

Referrer BACKLINK SEARCH and VISITOR LOG overhaul!

Notice anything off about referrers recently? Maybe they’re looking at a little sparse, and…not so useful? Do you find yourself longing for days of yore, when you could see the actual page that visitors were arriving from? You’re not alone! In February, we received a few customer emails about this in a short amount of…

The discussion forums are back!

The discussion forums are back!

In May 2017, after 9 years of lively activity, we had to shut down our discussion forums due to massive spam problems. It was just some simple code I had written in literally one day in 2008 to add a sense of community to the site, and it was great until the last year or…

Protecting Sensitive Data in the Age of Remote Workforces

Protecting Sensitive Data in the Age of Remote Workforces

The last year forced a tectonic shift in the American workforce with little time for implementation. This nimble flexibility may have mitigated the economic fallout, but it also created unprecedented cybersecurity threats as corporate access was decentralized. Now as businesses catch their breath and readjust to the new normal, it’s time to evaluate digital infrastructures…

4 Innovative Software Solutions That Will Dominate the Automotive Industry in 2023

4 Innovative Software Solutions That Will Dominate the Automotive Industry in 2023

The automotive industry has long been an inspiration for industrial and tech giants, rousing them to come together and explore new solutions. But top-notch cars and famous brands are no longer the differentiators.  Instead, AI-powered solutions and high-performance software in vehicles spearhead enormous change for the future. Innovation is the keyword, and brands that can…

Tracking Digital Payment Security: Are We Ready for a Cashless Society?

Tracking Digital Payment Security: Are We Ready for a Cashless Society?

The ongoing crises may have completely flipped our world upside down, but something that has helped make life more manageable is digital payments. There is little doubt that digital payments make our lives much simpler by allowing easy transactions with the swipe of a finger.  Unfortunately, the increase in the number of online transactions has…

Help with our Twitter account [Update: we’re back]

Help with our Twitter account [Update: we’re back]

Our Twitter account, @clicky, was suspended for unknown reasons on June 24. Tomorrow will be 1 month since that happened. UPDATE AUGUST 10 2020: After 5 appeals and 47 days, Twitter finally responded re: our account suspension and informed us that it was in fact to do with our search API usage, as we surmise…