Anonymize Tracking Data - Issue after Update to 4.9

ulysses · April 17, 2022, 2:32pm

Hi!
At first, sorry for my bad english.

There seems to be a bug in the PrivacyManager.

In “Settings” - “Anonymize Tracking Data” - “Also use the Anonymized IP addresses when enriching visits.”
I choose “No” and then “SAVE”
But after reloading the page it is set back to “Yes (Recommended for privacy)”

When I take a look at the web console
“useAnonymizedIpForVisitEnrichment”
is always set to “1”, no matter what I choose.

In version 4.8 it is set to “0” if I choose “No” - as expected

I hope, somebody can fix this, or tell me, what I did wrong.

Thank you!
Ulysses

ulysses · April 19, 2022, 3:36pm

Maybe the Issue has to do with the migration of AnonymizeIpController to VueJS?!
https://github.com/matomo-org/matomo/pull/18975

Lukas · April 19, 2022, 3:39pm

Hi, this should have been fixed here:

github.com/matomo-org/matomo

Cannot save setting "Also use the Anonymized IP addresses when enriching visits."

opened 08:06AM - 13 Apr 22 UTC

closed 12:21PM - 14 Apr 22 UTC

kaskaes

Bug Regression

## Expected Behavior Under Administration -> Privacy -> Anonymize data -> "…Also use the Anonymized IP addresses when enriching visits." the radio button ist set to "Yes". If I change it to "No" and press "save" Button, the value should be stored. ## Current Behavior Under Administration -> Privacy -> Anonymize data -> "Also use the Anonymized IP addresses when enriching visits." the radio button ist set to "Yes". If I change it to "No" and press "save" Button, it looks like the new value is stored. But after reloading / refreshing the page, the value (radio button) is still "Yes" ## Possible Solution ## Steps to Reproduce (for Bugs) 1. Go to Administration Administration -> Privacy -> Anonymize data 2. Change the radio button under "Also use the Anonymized IP addresses when enriching visits." to "No"3. 3. Press "Save" Button 4. Reload the Page 5. Value has not changed #Context ## Your Environment * Matomo Version: 4.9.0 * PHP Version: 8.1.3 * Server Operating System: Linux * Additionally installed plugins: * Browser: Safari 15.4 * Operating System: Mac OS 12.3.1

and will be released in 3.9.1

ulysses · April 19, 2022, 7:04pm

Thanks for the information!
I should have found that myself - sorry…

ulysses · April 19, 2022, 7:53pm

Can there actually be side effects if I manually set the database entry in the matomo_option table for PrivacyManager.useAnonymizedIpForVisitEnrichment to 0?
Otherwise that would be an interim solution for me until version 4.9.1 is released.

Lukas · April 19, 2022, 7:57pm

That should be pretty safe as a workaround in the meantime