[GNC] Excessive Quote Lookups

[Bruce Schuck]

On 9/14/26 11:02, Paul Kroitor wrote:


> PS: I do realize there's an http request log by default, and it's an 
> interesting moral question about whether keeping such a log but never 
> looking at it is or is not an invasion of privacy. But if you're not 
> sure, a simple frequency histogram function (awk?) that went through the 
> log and listed the top one or two users would presumably maintain one's 
> moral high ground.

Sorry, but I believe there is absolutely *no* expectation of privacy 
when it comes to web/application logs. At least in the sense that the 
entity providing the internet facing service will use those logs for 
analytics as well as troubleshooting/debugging issues.


As for me allowing public access to the F::Q stats which contain IP, 
F::Q version, and F::Q method, that is where the gray area begins. But 
as I said, users can opt out. And if I get a large amount of protests, I 
will just make those statistics visible only to myself (which I may do 
anyway).


BTW - some months back, it was these logs that helped me debug an issue 
a user was having with AlphaVantage constantly reporting he was at the 
request limit for his API key. I worked with him and we discovered that 
he had another computer fetching price data. A process that he had 
forgotten to disable/stop.


Bruce S