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GoatCounter is an open-source web analytics platform available as a hosted service (free for non-commercial use) or self-hosted app. It aims to offer easy-to-use and meaningful privacy-friendly web analytics as an alternative to Google Analytics or Matomo. Privacy-aware; doesn’t track users with unique identifiers and doesn't need a GDPR notice. Fine-grained control over which data is collected. Also see the privacy policy and GDPR consent notices.

...The project illustrates how a malformed heartbeat request could coax vulnerable servers into leaking memory contents, including potentially sensitive data. Because it’s small and self-contained, it’s often used as a reference to understand the vulnerability mechanics without wading through large codebases. The repo also serves as a historical snapshot of a watershed moment in modern Internet security and the practical lessons it forced the industry to learn. Developers and security engineers alike can study it to better appreciate protocol hardening, input validation, and defense-in-depth strategies.