Privacy-First Analytics
Signals is a privacy-first, ethical analytics toolkit built to answer a single, urgent question: Are real humans actually visiting your website — or just machines?
Confidence 98.4%
Signals 12 Active
Latency 24ms
Privacy Zero Data
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Not a Tracker
Signals is not an ad tracker, not spyware, and not a fingerprinting system. It uses lightweight behavioral signals and transparent logic to determine whether a visit is likely human or automated — without storing personal data.
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Machine Detection
Identifies human vs non-human traffic, filtering bots, scrapers, headless browsers, and AI agents with high accuracy while preserving user privacy by design.
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Lightweight
Works without cookies or fingerprinting. Runs efficiently on shared hosting and VPS environments with minimal resource overhead.
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Browser Capability Signals
JS execution, rendering support, and environmental consistency checks that verify real browser behavior without identifying the individual.
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Interaction Signals
Timing consistency, navigation behavior, and human-like interaction patterns that distinguish organic engagement from automated scripts.
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Request Patterns
Rate analysis, header inspection, and anomaly detection to identify AI agents through known bot traits and headless browser markers.
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Confidence Scoring
Each visit is evaluated using a confidence-based model, not a binary judgment. AI agents are not counted as humans by default.
No Dark Patterns
- ✓ No cookies.
- ✓ No fingerprinting.
- ✓ No cross-site tracking.
- ✓ No personal data storage.
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Independent Site Owners
Content creators tired of inflated metrics who want truthful engagement data without compromising visitor privacy.
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Developers & Maintainers
Open-source maintainers who need to understand real project usage without invasive tracking technologies.
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Privacy-First Businesses
Organizations seeking trustworthy engagement data that respects user dignity and complies with GDPR without complex consent mechanisms.
Try the Live Demo
Test Signals yourself and see how it works in real time. Observe confidence levels, understand which signals are used, and verify that no personal data is collected.
👁️ See classifications live.
📊 View confidence levels.
🔒 Verify zero data collection.
📜 Machine-Readable Promise
Trust & Transparency — The Trust Manifest
Signals publishes a public trust.json declaration that defines its ethical boundaries. This file is machine-readable and human-auditable — a public promise to our users.
- 1 No cookies.
- 2 No fingerprinting.
- 3 No personal data.
- 4 No raw IP storage.
- 5 Only aggregate signals.
- 6 AI agents not counted as humans.
🎯 Respect User Dignity
Signals was created as a counter-model to surveillance capitalism. We believe metrics should reflect reality, not marketing goals.
🔍 Default to Minimal Data
By design, Signals cannot identify individuals. We collect only what is necessary to distinguish human behavior from machine patterns.
📢 Prefer Transparency
Open source code, public trust manifests, and honest documentation about limitations. Trust requires radical transparency.
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No Individual IDs
Cannot identify individuals by design. We trade perfect accuracy for privacy preservation.
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Not 100% Perfect
Advanced AI agents may occasionally appear human-like. We recommend combining with server-side validation.
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Best Combined
Works best alongside traditional analytics as a correction layer for inflated traffic data.
Is Signals GDPR-friendly?
Yes. Signals avoids personal data entirely, making GDPR compliance straightforward. No consent banners required for basic usage.
Does Signals block bots?
No. Signals classifies, not blocks. You control the response. Use it to filter analytics or trigger additional verification as needed.
Can Signals replace Google Analytics?
Signals complements traditional analytics by correcting inflated traffic data. Use both for a complete picture: traditional for trends, Signals for verified human engagement.
Is Signals free?
Yes. Signals is open source and free to use under the Apache License 2.0. Self-host on shared hosting or VPS with minimal resource requirements.
Measure What Matters
If you care about truthful analytics, human dignity, and ethical software, then Signals is for you.