[JackWritesCode]

It's most certainly a plug for privacy-focused products. We're as surprised as you that this ended up on the front page.

[FisDugthop]

But you submitted it. You ought to know that submitting an article can cause it to appear on the front page. You also ought to know better than to submit advertisements, yet you did it anyway.

[JackWritesCode]

It's got an upsell in it but it's not an advert.

[snickerbockers]

>It's most certainly a plug for privacy-focused products.

Their pitch is "we respect your privacy more than the other guy" instead of just "we respect your privacy". User privacy is the antithesis of what they do.

[JackWritesCode]

I'd say it's both, snickerbockers. Google Analytics wasn't built with privacy in mind and Google is in the advertising business primarily.