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Website evidence · pilot dataset

Does dw.com fingerprint you?

Browser signals observed; fingerprinting is unconfirmed.

Browser API activity met a monitored signal threshold in the latest measured scans. The activity alone does not establish a tracking purpose.

Open evidence JSON ↗

All 7 source records are included in the JSON. Scan timestamps and versions are shown as recorded. The tabs show the latest usable homepage measurement for each setup. Later failed attempts remain in the history. Scan scope and methodology ↗

Inside the scan

← All websites

Visitor setup

Signals observed

1 of 5 signal families observed

Canvas: Not observedWebGL: Not observedAudio: Not observedFonts: Not observedDevice: Observed
Measurement
Measured
Page context
Page document
Scan time
2026-10-22T14:41:00.231683Z
Browser / scanner
156.0.8078.4 / 0.4

Captured titleNews and current affairs from Germany and around the world

CanvasDraws text and reads canvas output.5 API entries

Observed requires a text-drawing API and a canvas readback API. Guide ↗

canvas.getContext1 calls
  • https://www.dw.com/static/consentScript-Cnba3Xdd.jsline 1 · col 2224
canvas.getContext1 calls
  • https://www.dw.com/static/consentScript-Cnba3Xdd.jsline 1 · col 2224
canvas.getContext1 calls
  • https://www.dw.com/static/consentScript-Cnba3Xdd.jsline 1 · col 2224
canvas.getContext1 calls
  • https://www.dw.com/static/consentScript-Cnba3Xdd.jsline 1 · col 2224
canvas.getContext1 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • Inline caller recorded
WebGLQueries the graphics environment.0 API entries

Observed requires at least three distinct WebGL probing APIs. Guide ↗

No matching API call was captured.

AudioRenders or reads audio samples.0 API entries

Observed requires offline rendering, buffer reads, or analyser reads. Guide ↗

No matching API call was captured.

FontsMeasures text repeatedly.0 API entries

Observed requires at least ten text-measurement calls. Guide ↗

No matching API call was captured.

DeviceReads browser and display properties.6 API entries

Observed requires at least three distinct browser, screen, or window properties. Guide ↗

navigator.getBattery2 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://s.go-mpulse.net/boomerang/[redacted-id]line 10 · col 166254
navigator.language1 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 100 · col 6749
navigator.languages2 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 334 · col 30253
  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 334 · col 30267
navigator.maxTouchPoints1 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 180 · col 30547
navigator.platform3 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 33 · col 8182
  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 33 · col 8232
  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 33 · col 8260
navigator.userAgent9 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://s.go-mpulse.net/boomerang/[redacted-id]line 10 · col 123065
  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 2 · col 49931
  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 2 · col 49997
Providers, script signatures, and DNS 0 provider labels

Provider labels and static signatures are scanner observations. A library-name match does not establish that its code executed.

No provider or DNS evidence in this record.

Network and worker observations 81 requests
Captured scripts
9
Instrumented frames
5
Google Ads observed
No
Transmission evidence
Not validated

Legacy transmission hints are excluded. A request after an API call does not establish that the extracted value was sent.

  • https://www.dw.com/service-worker.jsThird-party hosts: None recorded

Third-party hosts

  • c.go-mpulse.net
  • dwvod-pckgr.akamaized.net
  • dwvod-rwrtr.akamaized.net
  • pgxdqxq.pa-cd.com
  • pipe-collect.ebu.io
  • s.go-mpulse.net
Other recorded API calls 2
  • document.cookie.read5 calls
  • document.cookie.write3 calls
Source record and integrity
Original source
results/headful/dw-com-20261022T144100.json
Original file SHA-256
f49956b1e95fab6ca55bc7c4ea03d41b6ad6ef0f09e89b1e572eb1c676afd3e1

Run ID: headful-f49956b1e95f. The JSON contains sanitized observations, not the original private scan payload.

Other scan attempts (2)

Visitor setup

Signals observed

1 of 5 signal families observed

Canvas: Not observedWebGL: Not observedAudio: Not observedFonts: Not observedDevice: Observed
Measurement
Measured
Page context
Page document
Scan time
2026-10-21T22:30:27.213886Z
Browser / scanner
156.0.8078.4 / 0.3

Captured titleNews and current affairs from Germany and around the world

CanvasDraws text and reads canvas output.5 API entries

Observed requires a text-drawing API and a canvas readback API. Guide ↗

canvas.getContext1 calls
  • https://www.dw.com/static/consentScript-Cnba3Xdd.jsline 1 · col 2224
canvas.getContext1 calls
  • https://www.dw.com/static/consentScript-Cnba3Xdd.jsline 1 · col 2224
canvas.getContext1 calls
  • https://www.dw.com/static/consentScript-Cnba3Xdd.jsline 1 · col 2224
canvas.getContext1 calls
  • https://www.dw.com/static/consentScript-Cnba3Xdd.jsline 1 · col 2224
canvas.getContext1 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • Inline caller recorded
WebGLQueries the graphics environment.0 API entries

Observed requires at least three distinct WebGL probing APIs. Guide ↗

No matching API call was captured.

AudioRenders or reads audio samples.0 API entries

Observed requires offline rendering, buffer reads, or analyser reads. Guide ↗

No matching API call was captured.

FontsMeasures text repeatedly.0 API entries

Observed requires at least ten text-measurement calls. Guide ↗

No matching API call was captured.

DeviceReads browser and display properties.8 API entries

Observed requires at least three distinct browser, screen, or window properties. Guide ↗

navigator.getBattery2 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://s.go-mpulse.net/boomerang/[redacted-id]line 10 · col 166254
navigator.language3 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://www.dw.com/static/Tracking-Jma16DwV.jsline 1 · col 2998
  • https://www.dw.com/static/Tracking-Jma16DwV.jsline 3 · col 42468
  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 100 · col 6749
navigator.languages2 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 334 · col 30253
  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 334 · col 30267
navigator.maxTouchPoints1 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 180 · col 30547
navigator.platform6 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 3 · col 4004
  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 33 · col 8182
  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 33 · col 8232
  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 33 · col 8260
navigator.userAgent10 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://s.go-mpulse.net/boomerang/[redacted-id]line 10 · col 123065
  • https://www.dw.com/static/Tracking-Jma16DwV.jsline 1 · col 2962
  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 2 · col 49931
  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 2 · col 49997
screen.height1 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://www.dw.com/static/Tracking-Jma16DwV.jsline 3 · col 41895
screen.width1 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://www.dw.com/static/Tracking-Jma16DwV.jsline 3 · col 41831
Providers, script signatures, and DNS 0 provider labels

Provider labels and static signatures are scanner observations. A library-name match does not establish that its code executed.

No provider or DNS evidence in this record.

Network and worker observations 52 requests
Captured scripts
10
Instrumented frames
5
Google Ads observed
No
Transmission evidence
Not validated

Legacy transmission hints are excluded. A request after an API call does not establish that the extracted value was sent.

  • https://www.dw.com/service-worker.jsThird-party hosts: None recorded

Third-party hosts

  • c.go-mpulse.net
  • pgxdqxq.pa-cd.com
  • pipe-collect.ebu.io
  • s.go-mpulse.net
Other recorded API calls 2
  • document.cookie.read26 calls
  • document.cookie.write18 calls
Source record and integrity
Original source
results/headful/dw-com-20261021T223027.json
Original file SHA-256
74c509560831f2da42f20eacbcaea06731cef92a87787a0a2fafc393a4f80184

Run ID: headful-74c509560831. The JSON contains sanitized observations, not the original private scan payload.

Visitor setup

Scanner error

Scanner error

Canvas: UnmeasuredWebGL: UnmeasuredAudio: UnmeasuredFonts: UnmeasuredDevice: Unmeasured
Measurement
Scanner error
Page context
Page not measured
Scan time
2026-10-22T14:40:59.708855Z
Browser / scanner
156.0.8078.4 / 0.4
Scanner error — no usable scan result

The scanner crashed while collecting this page. No usable API results were saved for this setup. A fresh scan is needed; this is not a site-blocking verdict.

Source record and integrity
Original source
results/headful/dw-com-20261022T144059.json
Original file SHA-256
a8ea77e704e4caaf56904627d53497df542cdb3aaf88ea4b960a559373c47808

Run ID: headful-a8ea77e704e4. The JSON contains sanitized observations, not the original private scan payload.

Research setup

Signals observed

1 of 5 signal families observed

Canvas: Not observedWebGL: Not observedAudio: Not observedFonts: Not observedDevice: Observed
Measurement
Measured
Page context
Page document
Scan time
2026-10-22T23:46:17.136152Z
Browser / scanner
156.0.8078.4 / 0.4

Captured titleNews and current affairs from Germany and around the world

CanvasDraws text and reads canvas output.2 API entries

Observed requires a text-drawing API and a canvas readback API. Guide ↗

canvas.getContext1 calls
  • https://www.dw.com/line 133 · col 1098
canvas.getContext1 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • Inline caller recorded
WebGLQueries the graphics environment.0 API entries

Observed requires at least three distinct WebGL probing APIs. Guide ↗

No matching API call was captured.

AudioRenders or reads audio samples.0 API entries

Observed requires offline rendering, buffer reads, or analyser reads. Guide ↗

No matching API call was captured.

FontsMeasures text repeatedly.0 API entries

Observed requires at least ten text-measurement calls. Guide ↗

No matching API call was captured.

DeviceReads browser and display properties.7 API entries

Observed requires at least three distinct browser, screen, or window properties. Guide ↗

navigator.getBattery1 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://s.go-mpulse.net/boomerang/[redacted-id]line 10 · col 166254
navigator.language1 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 100 · col 6749
navigator.languages2 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 334 · col 30253
  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 334 · col 30267
navigator.maxTouchPoints1 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 180 · col 30547
navigator.platform3 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 33 · col 8182
  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 33 · col 8232
  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 33 · col 8260
navigator.userAgent1 calls
  • https://s.go-mpulse.net/boomerang/[redacted-id]line 10 · col 123065
navigator.userAgent8 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 2 · col 49931
  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 2 · col 49997
Providers, script signatures, and DNS 0 provider labels

Provider labels and static signatures are scanner observations. A library-name match does not establish that its code executed.

No provider or DNS evidence in this record.

Network and worker observations 52 requests
Captured scripts
2
Instrumented frames
2
Google Ads observed
No
Transmission evidence
Not validated

Legacy transmission hints are excluded. A request after an API call does not establish that the extracted value was sent.

  • https://www.dw.com/service-worker.jsThird-party hosts: None recorded

Third-party hosts

  • c.go-mpulse.net
  • s.go-mpulse.net
Other recorded API calls 1
  • document.cookie.read3 calls
Source record and integrity
Original source
results/headless/dw-com-20261022T234617.json
Original file SHA-256
04eba7d54b04503491a0d089d7519aa2d503237fd9156cf853a73f4a239a1196

Run ID: research-04eba7d54b04. The JSON contains sanitized observations, not the original private scan payload.

Other scan attempts (3)

Research setup

Signals observed

1 of 5 signal families observed

Canvas: Not observedWebGL: Not observedAudio: Not observedFonts: Not observedDevice: Observed
Measurement
Measured
Page context
Page document
Scan time
2026-10-21T20:52:41.606733Z
Browser / scanner
156.0.8078.4 / 0.3

Captured titleNews and current affairs from Germany and around the world

CanvasDraws text and reads canvas output.6 API entries

Observed requires a text-drawing API and a canvas readback API. Guide ↗

canvas.getContext1 calls
  • https://www.dw.com/line 133 · col 1098
canvas.getContext1 calls
  • https://www.dw.com/static/consentScript-Cnba3Xdd.jsline 1 · col 2224
canvas.getContext1 calls
  • https://www.dw.com/static/consentScript-Cnba3Xdd.jsline 1 · col 2224
canvas.getContext1 calls
  • https://www.dw.com/static/consentScript-Cnba3Xdd.jsline 1 · col 2224
canvas.getContext1 calls
  • https://www.dw.com/static/consentScript-Cnba3Xdd.jsline 1 · col 2224
canvas.getContext1 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • Inline caller recorded
WebGLQueries the graphics environment.0 API entries

Observed requires at least three distinct WebGL probing APIs. Guide ↗

No matching API call was captured.

AudioRenders or reads audio samples.0 API entries

Observed requires offline rendering, buffer reads, or analyser reads. Guide ↗

No matching API call was captured.

FontsMeasures text repeatedly.0 API entries

Observed requires at least ten text-measurement calls. Guide ↗

No matching API call was captured.

DeviceReads browser and display properties.9 API entries

Observed requires at least three distinct browser, screen, or window properties. Guide ↗

navigator.getBattery2 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://s.go-mpulse.net/boomerang/[redacted-id]line 10 · col 166254
navigator.language3 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://www.dw.com/static/Tracking-Jma16DwV.jsline 1 · col 2998
  • https://www.dw.com/static/Tracking-Jma16DwV.jsline 3 · col 42468
  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 100 · col 6749
navigator.languages2 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 334 · col 30253
  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 334 · col 30267
navigator.maxTouchPoints1 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 180 · col 30547
navigator.platform6 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 3 · col 4004
  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 33 · col 8182
  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 33 · col 8232
  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 33 · col 8260
navigator.userAgent1 calls
  • https://s.go-mpulse.net/boomerang/[redacted-id]line 10 · col 123065
navigator.userAgent9 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://www.dw.com/static/Tracking-Jma16DwV.jsline 1 · col 2962
  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 2 · col 49931
  • https://www.dw.com/static/index-zqmBTyBB.jsline 2 · col 49997
screen.height1 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://www.dw.com/static/Tracking-Jma16DwV.jsline 3 · col 41895
screen.width1 calls

Frame: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

  • https://www.dw.com/static/Tracking-Jma16DwV.jsline 3 · col 41831
Providers, script signatures, and DNS 0 provider labels

Provider labels and static signatures are scanner observations. A library-name match does not establish that its code executed.

No provider or DNS evidence in this record.

Network and worker observations 40 requests
Captured scripts
7
Instrumented frames
6
Google Ads observed
No
Transmission evidence
Not validated

Legacy transmission hints are excluded. A request after an API call does not establish that the extracted value was sent.

  • https://www.dw.com/service-worker.jsThird-party hosts: None recorded

Third-party hosts

  • c.go-mpulse.net
  • pgxdqxq.pa-cd.com
  • pipe-collect.ebu.io
  • s.go-mpulse.net
Other recorded API calls 2
  • document.cookie.read26 calls
  • document.cookie.write18 calls
Source record and integrity
Original source
results/headless/dw-com-20261021T205241.json
Original file SHA-256
0a3fc31c0c8d8d31fc814725972b8743e17c0f0595a5494b0b137292592cc68b

Run ID: research-0a3fc31c0c8d. The JSON contains sanitized observations, not the original private scan payload.

Research setup

Navigation failed

Navigation failed

Canvas: UnmeasuredWebGL: UnmeasuredAudio: UnmeasuredFonts: UnmeasuredDevice: Unmeasured
Measurement
Navigation failed
Page context
Page not measured
Scan time
2026-10-22T18:01:50.781847Z
Browser / scanner
156.0.8078.4 / 0.4
Navigation failed — no usable scan result

Navigation or page loading failed in this browser setup. The record does not establish why it failed.

Source record and integrity
Original source
results/headless/dw-com-20261022T180150.json
Original file SHA-256
e3ccc8990990e738f87e21425522c676c4ff726431edf323c8edb8852cada0df

Run ID: research-e3ccc8990990. The JSON contains sanitized observations, not the original private scan payload.

Research setup

Navigation failed

Navigation failed

Canvas: UnmeasuredWebGL: UnmeasuredAudio: UnmeasuredFonts: UnmeasuredDevice: Unmeasured
Measurement
Navigation failed
Page context
Page not measured
Scan time
2026-10-22T22:24:00.812041Z
Browser / scanner
156.0.8078.4 / 0.4
Navigation failed — no usable scan result

Navigation or page loading failed in this browser setup. The record does not establish why it failed.

Source record and integrity
Original source
results/headless/dw-com-20261022T222400.json
Original file SHA-256
7e1900c8ad3ac32419f74faa5fa652657611acd96110ec14b88755b91c08acb9

Run ID: research-7e1900c8ad3a. The JSON contains sanitized observations, not the original private scan payload.

Queries, request bodies, cookies, extracted values, raw errors, and session payloads are excluded before publication. The source digest identifies the original private record.

Read the sanitized JSON →