Or just the main language where the website is located. It isn’t difficult to add a language icon somewhere at the top or bottom.
Nothing about it needs to track the user. The only info you give them is that you can speak a certain language. Not that it is your main language. Or that you can only understand one.
You really think icelanders don’t have websites? Heck, Maltese is one of the official languages of EU so all the officiam EU pages are bound to be translated to that. Sámi languages have a official minority language status in nordic countries and they have tons their own websites.
Like the other person said, you’ve already become a data point by visiting the page.
Nothing about it needs to track the user. The only info you give them is that you can speak a certain language. Not that it is your main language. Or that you can only understand one.
Needs to, no, but they will. Regardless of whether or not it’s your main language, you will be a data point by selecting your preferred display language. Unfortunately, of course.
The language that is chosen in the top level domain of the URL.
If it is a domain.es it is in Spanish.
If it is a domain.co.uk it is in English.
If it is a domain.it it is in Italian.
Or just the main language where the website is located. It isn’t difficult to add a language icon somewhere at the top or bottom.
Nothing about it needs to track the user. The only info you give them is that you can speak a certain language. Not that it is your main language. Or that you can only understand one.
But you are similarly revealing your language by going to said url.
yeah but now the website knows i speak english. that does not personally identify me. there are 5 billion people speaking english
ok nvm it’s 1.5 billion, still a lot.
Yes, because you’re privileged and happen to speak a common language. That’s doesn’t help those who don’t.
name a language that websites are written in that has less than a million users
You really think icelanders don’t have websites? Heck, Maltese is one of the official languages of EU so all the officiam EU pages are bound to be translated to that. Sámi languages have a official minority language status in nordic countries and they have tons their own websites.
ok so it’s not a perfect solution. so?
Like the other person said, you’ve already become a data point by visiting the page.
Needs to, no, but they will. Regardless of whether or not it’s your main language, you will be a data point by selecting your preferred display language. Unfortunately, of course.