zdnet.com
DCompliance Score
Grade D
Poor compliance, significant issues
Litigation Exposure Index
Several compliance issues should be addressed
Findings
3
3 risk signals identified
Third-Party Requests
121
121 third-party network requests observed
zdnet.com
40/100
Key Risk Signals
Google Analytics tracking cookie
Observed before consentDefer analytics cookies until explicit user consent is obtained.
First-party subdomain www.zdnet.com has a CNAME pointing to third-party domain mt-rv.map.fastly.net. This may be used to bypass cookie restrictions.
Observed before consentEnsure cookies are only set after valid user consent.
First-party subdomain gurgle.zdnet.com has a CNAME pointing to third-party domain gurgle.zdbb.net. This may be used to bypass cookie restrictions.
Observed before consentEnsure cookies are only set after valid user consent.
Top Third-Party Vendors
15 vendorsOneTrust
Ziffstatic
Skullmagnets
Chartbeat
LiveIntent
DoubleVerify
Zdbb
Amazon
ID5
LiveRamp
Ad-delivery
The Trade Desk
Bombora
Btloader
Data Flow Map
Data observed flowing to 4 countries via 13 third-party vendors before user consent
This report reflects automated observations at the time of scanning and does not constitute legal advice or an assertion of non-compliance. Findings represent potential risk signals that may warrant further review. Compliance posture may have changed since the last scan.
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Real Browser Scan
Executed in a full Chromium browser session, capturing actual network behavior.
No Consent Simulated
All activity captured before any consent interaction, reflecting first-visit behavior.
2,400+ Vendor Database
Each request matched against a curated database of known tracking and analytics vendors.