[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #4138: PROPOSAL: Maintain a blacklist of obviously nefarious traffic sources

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#4138: PROPOSAL: Maintain a blacklist of obviously nefarious traffic sources
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 Reporter:  jonoaldersonwp  |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  low             |   Milestone:
Component:  General         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  analytics       |
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Comment (by tellyworth):

 Bot/fraud detection is a specialised area that can easily turn into a game
 of whack-a-mole. If Google Analytics can't detect these bots, how are we
 going to successfully manage it going forward? Google has resources and
 expertise that we don't.

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