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Sets anonymizeIp to true in GA snippet #2219

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Sets anonymizeIp to true in GA snippet
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adding link to Google's docs
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updates based on @coliff feedback
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions dist/doc/html.md
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We use `analytics.js` rather than the newer `gtag.js` as
[it's faster and supports tasks and plugins](https://github.com/philipwalton/analyticsjs-boilerplate/issues/19#issuecomment-333714370)

Starting with version 8 we, by default, <a href="https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2763052?hl=en">anonymizse IP addresses</a>.
Starting with version 8 we, by default, [anonymize IP addresses](href="https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2763052?hl=en).
By default Google Analytics records the full IP address of a user visiting the site, but
that full IP address is never available to the Google Analytics property admin.
By anonymizing the IP address you can make your site more GDPR-compliant as a
full IP address can be defined as PII (publicly identifiable information.)
full IP address can be defined as PII (personally identifiable information.)


The beacon transport mechanism is used to send all hits [which saves HTTP requests and improves performance](https://philipwalton.com/articles/the-google-analytics-setup-i-use-on-every-site-i-build/#loading-analytics.js).
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions src/doc/html.md
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We use `analytics.js` rather than the newer `gtag.js` as
[it's faster and supports tasks and plugins](https://github.com/philipwalton/analyticsjs-boilerplate/issues/19#issuecomment-333714370)

Starting with version 8 we, by default, <a href="https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2763052?hl=en">anonymizse IP addresses</a>.
Starting with version 8 we, by default, [anonymize IP addresses](href="https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2763052?hl=en).
By default Google Analytics records the full IP address of a user visiting the site, but
that full IP address is never available to the Google Analytics property admin.
By anonymizing the IP address you can make your site more GDPR-compliant as a
full IP address can be defined as PII (publicly identifiable information.)
full IP address can be defined as PII (personally identifiable information.)

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sorry, last nit-pick and then we're good. There's 2 line breaks after this section and should be just 1 to be consistent.

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nit-picking is why we're here 👍


The beacon transport mechanism is used to send all hits [which saves HTTP requests and improves performance](https://philipwalton.com/articles/the-google-analytics-setup-i-use-on-every-site-i-build/#loading-analytics.js).
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