They don’t have to advertise that they are legal for road use to sell them to people intending to use them on the road. Another example: a number of e-bike suppliers sell parts that are explicitly described as not road-legal. People may buy them precisely because they are advertised as being faster or more powerful than what is sold in retail stores.
> a number of e-bike suppliers sell parts that are explicitly described as not road-legal.
That's fair play. The user knows exactly that he is breaking the law, and he can be punished. Google advertises Analytics for online-shops, websites etc. Cases in which the product can't be used legally and the user doesn't know it.
The website owner is the end user of Analytics, but even if not: Why should the distinction matter?
For example: I'm also responsible for my car but if it's (by design) not road legal, why should I be responsible to be sure of that and not the carmaker?
Idk where you live, but I'm responsible for making sure that my car stays road legal. And I would be responsible to make sure it was from the start if I had built it myself winkwink
In the UK, if you want to use a vehicle on the roads it's your responsibility to get it taxed and insured and so on. In the process of doing that you'll find out whether it's legally usable on the roads.
There are various kinds of agricultural, recreational and construction vehicle that can't be driven on the roads: you put them on a trailer for moving them from site to site.
You are missing my point, or I'm unable to convey it: If your brand-new car comes with a by design defective (and illegal) airbag or a by design frame which breaks after a few hundred miles and this results in a death, you won't be responsible. You also are not responsible to check whether your car was designed to legal norms and standards. If it's sold to you as road legal you can expect it to be road legal.
As far as I know they never explicitly say that - they give you all the details you need to make the determination yourself, but never explicitly give you the answer.
I don't think that distinction legally matters (in Europe). Every product or service in Europe has to "ensure that your products meet the EU requirements to protect human and animal health, the environment and consumers rights." [1]. This means every consumer buying a product in Europe (from a European entitiy) can assume that the product or service is legal.
There's nothing wrong with Google allowing a website to use GA. The problem only arises if that website then serves end-user traffic to EU citizens. Many European websites may choose to only use GA if the traffic is coming from outside the EU.
