Website evidence · pilot dataset

Does foxnews.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 11 source records are included in the JSON. 2 older runs have no recorded timestamp; missing provenance stays unknown. 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

Not observed

0 of 5 signal families observed

Measurement: Measured · Partial load
Page context: Page document
Scan time: 2026-10-22T21:45:48.100819Z
Browser / scanner: 156.0.8078.4 / 0.4

Captured titleFox News - Breaking News Updates | Latest News Headlines | Photos & News Videos

CanvasDraws text and reads canvas output.1 API entries

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

canvas.getContext1 calls

Frame: https://www.foxnews.com/

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.0 API entries

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

No matching API call was captured.

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: 0
Instrumented frames: 1
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.

Third-party hosts

c.amazon-adsystem.com
client.aps.amazon-adsystem.com
config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com
fonts.googleapis.com

Source record and integrity

Original source: results/headful/foxnews-com-20261022T214548.json
Original file SHA-256: f1872b2dd9acb20971f0bace7eae377a42c04f4f62a9c904fc0cdbc3b3decee7

Run ID: headful-f1872b2dd9ac. The JSON contains sanitized observations, not the original private scan payload.

Other scan attempts (6)

Visitor setup

Navigation failed

Measurement: Navigation failed
Page context: Page not measured
Scan time: Not recorded
Browser / scanner: Unknown browser / Unversioned

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/headful/foxnews-com.json
Original file SHA-256: 708ea1425a05fa39d794881a41c022213473347416cd2b28867a643ce5c8134c

Run ID: headful-708ea1425a05. The JSON contains sanitized observations, not the original private scan payload.

Visitor setup

Navigation failed

Measurement: Navigation failed
Page context: Page not measured
Scan time: 2026-10-19T05:58:05.275886Z
Browser / scanner: 156.0.8078.4 / 0.3

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/headful/foxnews-com-20261019T055805.json
Original file SHA-256: 723ad0df73e45eefc78cb94e455bfb87961dbe4d96c9ec7be749f7abd17ab82b

Run ID: headful-723ad0df73e4. The JSON contains sanitized observations, not the original private scan payload.

Visitor setup

Scanner error

Measurement: Scanner error
Page context: Page not measured
Scan time: 2026-10-22T14:49:49.711317Z
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/foxnews-com-20261022T144949.json
Original file SHA-256: cdda5697ab4d2560da96480d5e8ee7462da651ba3a211f26bed6a61b8dd6bf57

Run ID: headful-cdda5697ab4d. The JSON contains sanitized observations, not the original private scan payload.

Visitor setup

Navigation failed

Measurement: Navigation failed
Page context: Page not measured
Scan time: 2026-10-22T14:49:50.959126Z
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/headful/foxnews-com-20261022T144950.json
Original file SHA-256: c95ae163ccea18682e4e6869093553c98540789f60717d4d0503b71301b5808e

Run ID: headful-c95ae163ccea. The JSON contains sanitized observations, not the original private scan payload.

Visitor setup

Navigation failed

Measurement: Navigation failed
Page context: Page not measured
Scan time: 2026-10-22T20:18:10.896275Z
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/headful/foxnews-com-20261022T201810.json
Original file SHA-256: e227cc1511370234d5855d9d668e1597401a38d744f722c7cb0264bd6a692101

Run ID: headful-e227cc151137. The JSON contains sanitized observations, not the original private scan payload.

Visitor setup

Scanner error

Measurement: Scanner error
Page context: Page not measured
Scan time: 2026-10-22T21:45:47.517270Z
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/foxnews-com-20261022T214547.json
Original file SHA-256: f30243698d1e7f7b926827020c4374f087aee377d58c810cc2be8b1d2b4220fa

Run ID: headful-f30243698d1e. The JSON contains sanitized observations, not the original private scan payload.

Research setup

Signals observed

1 of 5 signal families observed

Measurement: Measured · Partial load
Page context: Page document
Scan time: 2026-10-22T22:28:50.527812Z
Browser / scanner: 156.0.8078.4 / 0.4

Captured titleFox News - Breaking News Updates | Latest News Headlines | Photos & News Videos

CanvasDraws text and reads canvas output.4 API entries

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

canvas.getContext1 calls

https://static.foxnews.com/static/strike/scripts/libs/prebid.jsline 16 · col 15597

canvas.getContext1 calls

https://static.foxnews.com/static/strike/scripts/libs/google.funding.choices.jsline 1 · col 7453

canvas.getContext1 calls

Inline caller recorded

canvas.getContext1 calls

Frame: https://www.foxnews.com/

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.3 API entries

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

navigator.maxTouchPoints1 calls

Frame: https://www.foxnews.com/

https://static.foxnews.com/static/isa/app/lib/fox-profile.jsline 2 · col 100568

navigator.userAgent29 calls

Frame: https://www.foxnews.com/

https://static.foxnews.com/static/isa/app/lib/omtr_code.jsline 2 · col 21505
https://static.foxnews.com/static/isa/core-app.jsline 19 · col 892
https://static.foxnews.com/static/isa/core-app.jsline 19 · col 9278
https://static.foxnews.com/static/isa/core-app.jsline 19 · col 132263
https://static.foxnews.com/static/isa/core-app.jsline 19 · col 132347

window.devicePixelRatio3 calls

Frame: https://www.foxnews.com/

https://static.foxnews.com/static/isa/core-app.jsline 2 · col 14154
https://static.foxnews.com/static/orion/scripts/core/ag.core.js
https://static.foxnews.com/static/strike/ver/app.v261.1.jsline 2 · col 852265

Providers, script signatures, and DNS 4 provider labels

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

Chartbeat (analytics)mab.chartbeat.com, static.chartbeat.com
Google Adssecurepubads.g.doubleclick.net
Google Tag Managerwww.googletagmanager.com
Optimizely (A/B testing)cdn.optimizely.com

Static script signatures

https://static.foxnews.com/static/isa/core-app.jsreCAPTCHA · 0 API patterns
https://static.foxnews.com/static/orion/scripts/core/components/ag.app.jsreCAPTCHA · 0 API patterns

CNAME delegation

smetrics.foxnews.com → foxnews.com.ssl.d1.sc.omtrdc.net

DNS delegation identifies infrastructure; it does not prove which browser code ran.

Network and worker observations 205 requests

Captured scripts: 33
Instrumented frames: 4
Google Ads observed: Yes
Transmission evidence: Not validated

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

Third-party hosts

api.strike.fox
bat.bing.com
c.amazon-adsystem.com
cdn-gl.imrworldwide.com
cdn.confiant-integrations.net
cdn.optimizely.com
cdn.segment.com
cdn.taboola.com
client.aps.amazon-adsystem.com
config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com
contributor.google.com
dpm.demdex.net
fonts.googleapis.com
fonts.gstatic.com
fundingchoicesmessages.google.com
global.ketchcdn.com
js.appboycdn.com
loki-ingest.fox.com
mab.chartbeat.com
pix.pub
player.h-cdn.com
prod-foxkit.kts.fox
prod.fennec.atp.fox
prod.idgraph.dt.fox
prod.pyxis.atp.fox
sb.scorecardresearch.com
secure-us.imrworldwide.com
securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
static.chartbeat.com
static.criteo.net
static.qovani.com
static.trueanthem.com
www.googletagmanager.com
www.knotch-cdn.com

Other recorded API calls 2

document.cookie.read408 calls
document.cookie.write28 calls

Source record and integrity

Original source: results/headless/foxnews-com-20261022T222850.json
Original file SHA-256: d08e6cd94d3fdc51be7c16bbca4caf009fac4036383e49a58d18fac45cd41ed1

Run ID: research-d08e6cd94d3f. The JSON contains sanitized observations, not the original private scan payload.

Other scan attempts (3)

Research setup

Navigation failed

Measurement: Navigation failed
Page context: Page not measured
Scan time: Not recorded
Browser / scanner: Unknown browser / Unversioned

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/foxnews-com.json
Original file SHA-256: 06aa835d03603078ec5ab4566b81a298ba02d1b56e813a3c6be34c36aad5a7e7

The research mode is inferred from the archive folder because this legacy record has no mode field.

Run ID: research-06aa835d0360. The JSON contains sanitized observations, not the original private scan payload.

Research setup

Navigation failed

Measurement: Navigation failed
Page context: Page not measured
Scan time: 2026-10-19T05:47:02.781010Z
Browser / scanner: 156.0.8078.4 / 0.3

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/foxnews-com-20261019T054702.json
Original file SHA-256: e4d98af6849b5f4450f412e0c561652f2fc8f068ed845020e601a3a6b5f1d610

Run ID: research-e4d98af6849b. The JSON contains sanitized observations, not the original private scan payload.

Research setup

Navigation failed

Measurement: Navigation failed
Page context: Page not measured
Scan time: 2026-10-22T18:11:37.631650Z
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/foxnews-com-20261022T181137.json
Original file SHA-256: f9b316f338f2e472e1d6f98e4a302b275762e51e57be77accbd28a5ce87b77ad

Run ID: research-f9b316f338f2. 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.

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Does foxnews.com fingerprint you?

Inside the scan

Not observed

Third-party hosts

Navigation failed

Navigation failed

Scanner error

Navigation failed

Navigation failed

Scanner error

Signals observed

Static script signatures

CNAME delegation

Third-party hosts

Navigation failed

Navigation failed

Navigation failed