feat(pixel): remove identify() from pixel tracker#2846
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The pixel is a passive tracking surface — studios needing user-level identification should use @imtbl/audience-sdk instead. This sharpens the boundary between the two surfaces and removes dead code that no realistic integrator would call. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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With identify() gone, nothing ever sets userId — the ternaries were always evaluating to undefined. Replace with explicit undefined to make the intent clear. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The identify() method is being removed from the pixel (PR #2846). Update the README to remove the Identity section and adjust the full consent description to reflect that identity signals come only from form submission auto-capture. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Closes SDK-101
identify()method from thePixelclass and the'identify'command handler frombootstrap.ts@imtbl/audience-coreor@imtbl/audience-sdk— the SDK retains full identify/alias supportWhy
The pixel is a passive tracking surface — its job is auto-collecting device fingerprints, attribution context, and page views with zero instrumentation from the studio.
identify()conflicts with this design:<script>snippet onto a landing page. The integrator doesn't have access touserIdoridentityType— those come from authenticated sessions, which is Web SDK territory.fullconsent, which is not the pixel's primary use case (anonymousconsent for device fingerprinting/attribution).fullconsent).Bundle impact: −315 bytes raw / −83 bytes gzipped (modest, since TS types are erased at compile time — the real win is architectural clarity).
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