Respectlytics

Firebase Analytics is the "go to solution" for most of mobile apps but it is invasive in the way it collects analytics data.

There are mobile analytics solutions out there that claim to be privacy focused but I observe 2 general problems:

• Many of them are not open source. And it actually feels like the "Trust me bro" era is over now. Solutions that claim privacy should have nothing to hide.

• Some others are open source and claim compliance with many privacy regulations (including CCPA, GDPR, etc.) and also saying no user consent is needed. When I run an analysis on their marketing material and the code itself, I find discrepancies. It is either false marketing or lack of knowledge. Many of those solutions that claim compliance are actually not compliant at all and a user consent is strictly needed.

So, I ended up developing my own solution.

Respectlytics is built as a privacy-first mobile app analytics solution for simpler GDPR compliance.

It is built upon the motto Return of Avoidance (ROA), the best way to protect sensitive data is to never collect it in the first place.

It is a fully open-source mobile analytics solution, reducing your privacy liability with only 5 fields stored, and every line of code auditable.

Respectlytics, unlike its competitors, blocks custom fields because custom fields tend to be the primary source of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) leakage to analytics database, either due to human mistake or lack of knowledge in the privacy compliance domain.

Self-hosting is totally free for companies/developers who want it. It comes with a AGPL-3.0 license. SDKs are also open source and come with MIT license. Managed cloud service version is also available for those who don't want to deal with complexities of self-hosting.

Organizations who have any concerns or questions about the privacy aspects can basically provide the repository to their engineering/legal teams or any AI tool, and run a n audit, and even compare it with other open source solutions.

Respectlytics aims to be a strong alternative for companies/organizations with need of high privacy in their analytics solutions, especially in the fields of finance, education and healthcare.