User-activity Monitoring

Definition
Code that logs activity of users in the system
User-activity monitoring

How does it work?

Specific user events are logged in order to be analyzed.

When should you use it?

  • When there's a commercial interest in the statistical patterns of the use of the application.
  • To find out what problem occurs to a specific user

Examples

  • Google Analytics
  • Hotjar

Problems

  • User privacy is a real concern

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