(not provided) in GA

[Medici]

the (not provided) issue in GA is annoying. I've heard speculation that GA pro offers full data that includes keywords hidden by this "privacy change".

however, analytics pro is $150k / year so before i consider it, does anyone has an answer if it does this?

 

[arxs]

Why don't you just contact them if you are thinking of spending $150k on the product?

But some searches revealed that Analytics Premium does have the same problem:
http://www.cloudshapes.co.uk/posts/not-provided-ga-premium-chrome-future/


Maybe this little hack can be useful to gain back some data:
http://econsultancy.com/my/blog/8342-how-to-steal-some-not-provided-data-back-from-google

 

[CCarter]

Why don't you just contact them if you are thinking of spending $150k on the product?

But some searches revealed that Analytics Premium does have the same problem:
The Horror of "(not provided)", Google Analytics Premium and Chrome


Maybe this little hack can be useful to gain back some data:
How to steal some 'not provided' data back from Google | Econsultancy

Excellent find!

 

[TylerDurden]

You do get this data if your clicks come from PPC ads. The thinking is that if you want access to this data you need to spend money.

 

[shawnhag]

yes indeed, good find -

The answer is emphatically "yes" - not provided stems from changes at Google Search and impacts all web analytics vendors. It's a fundamental change by Google which blocks the keyword in the HTTP referrer headers. There's no way around it. Not even for GA Premium...

Lately 80% of my Google search traffic is "not provided," which really sucks. I can't beleive its been almost 3 years since the change.

It's probably the one change that has pissed me off the most out of everything that has happned...well, expcept maybe the whole flog/review thign

 

[arxs]

With the newer version of Chrome and Firefox, we can expect the situation to get worse (SSL searches), unless you are in those niches where the visitors are less tech savvy (who still uses IE, doesn't logged in to g account all day)