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Website evidence · pilot dataset

Does huffpost.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

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Visitor setup

Signals observed

1 of 5 signal families observed

Canvas: Not observedWebGL: Not observedAudio: Not observedFonts: Not observedDevice: Observed
Measurement
Measured · Partial load
Page context
Page document
Scan time
2026-10-22T20:24:53.430465Z
Browser / scanner
156.0.8078.4 / 0.4

Captured titleHuffPost - Breaking News, Politics, Entertainment & Opinion

CanvasDraws text and reads canvas output.2 API entries

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

canvas.getContext1 calls
  • Inline caller recorded
canvas.getContext1 calls

Frame: https://www.huffpost.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.userAgent142 calls

Frame: https://www.huffpost.com/

  • https://modulous.huffpost.com/2026/08/20/1787252268-bundle-hp-gam-03346d1.min.jsline 2 · col 1857
  • https://modulous.huffpost.com/2026/08/20/1787252268-bundle-hp-gam-03346d1.min.jsline 2 · col 20251
  • https://modulous.huffpost.com/2026/08/20/1787252268-bundle-hp-gam-03346d1.min.jsline 2 · col 20272
  • https://www.huffpost.com/line 3 · col 60
  • https://www.huffpost.com/static-assets/cambria/app/news.9e64f76568935753d2c1.jsline 2 · col 352679
screen.height7 calls

Frame: https://www.huffpost.com/

  • https://www.huffpost.com/static-assets/cambria/app/news.9e64f76568935753d2c1.jsline 2 · col 351664
screen.width7 calls

Frame: https://www.huffpost.com/

  • https://www.huffpost.com/static-assets/cambria/app/news.9e64f76568935753d2c1.jsline 2 · col 351634
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 122 requests
Captured scripts
4
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.

Third-party hosts

  • abeagle-public.buzzfeed.com
  • cd.thecontentserver.com
  • cdn.cookielaw.org
  • client.aps.amazon-adsystem.com
  • config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com
  • fonts.googleapis.com
  • fonts.gstatic.com
  • img.huffingtonpost.com
  • pixiedust.buzzfeed.com
  • pub.doubleverify.com
  • sb.scorecardresearch.com
  • tagan.adlightning.com
  • use.typekit.net
  • widgets.outbrain.com
Other recorded API calls 2
  • document.cookie.read26 calls
  • document.cookie.write2 calls
Source record and integrity
Original source
results/headful/huffpost-com-20261022T202453.json
Original file SHA-256
ffcaa2b55178fc3a9921b980f43de0e41f9e901b6d5920304568b571c639d0e6

Run ID: headful-ffcaa2b55178. The JSON contains sanitized observations, not the original private scan payload.

Other scan attempts (3)

Visitor setup

Navigation failed

Navigation failed

Canvas: UnmeasuredWebGL: UnmeasuredAudio: UnmeasuredFonts: UnmeasuredDevice: Unmeasured
Measurement
Navigation failed
Page context
Page not measured
Scan time
2026-10-21T22:28:54.433549Z
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/huffpost-com-20261021T222854.json
Original file SHA-256
ca8c7b5c8086c95df2bd76d5001b04ecef992f0bcef25f32fe10facc4647ca92

Run ID: headful-ca8c7b5c8086. The JSON contains sanitized observations, not the original private scan payload.

Visitor setup

Navigation failed

Navigation failed

Canvas: UnmeasuredWebGL: UnmeasuredAudio: UnmeasuredFonts: UnmeasuredDevice: Unmeasured
Measurement
Navigation failed
Page context
Page not measured
Scan time
2026-10-22T14:55:04.673327Z
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/huffpost-com-20261022T145504.json
Original file SHA-256
78ca5f3ef73a3f447e2531c9b8df7950d0a09bcf3dc3ba7109051bbb879ef1de

Run ID: headful-78ca5f3ef73a. 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
2026-10-22T20:24:52.882720Z
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/huffpost-com-20261022T202452.json
Original file SHA-256
3cf87403548937db71775f83adb9fc305180ed8eaddc44e4c126de7330591ee7

Run ID: headful-3cf874035489. 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 · Partial load
Page context
Page document
Scan time
2026-10-22T22:38:06.133810Z
Browser / scanner
156.0.8078.4 / 0.4

Captured titleHuffPost - Breaking News, Politics, Entertainment & Opinion

CanvasDraws text and reads canvas output.3 API entries

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

canvas.getContext1 calls
  • Inline caller recorded
canvas.getContext1 calls
  • https://cdn.cookielaw.org/opt-out/otCCPAiab.jsline 69 · col 10
canvas.getContext1 calls

Frame: https://www.huffpost.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.userAgent15 calls

Frame: https://www.huffpost.com/

  • https://www.huffpost.com/line 3 · col 60
  • https://www.huffpost.com/static-assets/cambria/app/news.9e64f76568935753d2c1.jsline 2 · col 352679
screen.height7 calls

Frame: https://www.huffpost.com/

  • https://www.huffpost.com/static-assets/cambria/app/news.9e64f76568935753d2c1.jsline 2 · col 351664
screen.width7 calls

Frame: https://www.huffpost.com/

  • https://www.huffpost.com/static-assets/cambria/app/news.9e64f76568935753d2c1.jsline 2 · col 351634
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 121 requests
Captured scripts
5
Instrumented frames
3
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

  • abeagle-public.buzzfeed.com
  • cd.thecontentserver.com
  • cdn.cookielaw.org
  • client.aps.amazon-adsystem.com
  • config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com
  • fonts.googleapis.com
  • fonts.gstatic.com
  • geolocation.onetrust.com
  • img.huffingtonpost.com
  • pixiedust.buzzfeed.com
  • sb.scorecardresearch.com
  • tagan.adlightning.com
  • use.typekit.net
  • widgets.outbrain.com
Other recorded API calls 2
  • document.cookie.read27 calls
  • document.cookie.write2 calls
Source record and integrity
Original source
results/headless/huffpost-com-20261022T223806.json
Original file SHA-256
ffd4e015b2e05ac436ad9ddc1ab294aa4457725f476883d20b663193d155e002

Run ID: research-ffd4e015b2e0. The JSON contains sanitized observations, not the original private scan payload.

Other scan attempts (2)

Research setup

Navigation failed

Navigation failed

Canvas: UnmeasuredWebGL: UnmeasuredAudio: UnmeasuredFonts: UnmeasuredDevice: Unmeasured
Measurement
Navigation failed
Page context
Page not measured
Scan time
2026-10-21T20:50:59.659992Z
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/huffpost-com-20261021T205059.json
Original file SHA-256
abab5899a354d45d9d903dc46bd732e9c5853139b3ab861bed3db5d4a59b8d7f

Run ID: research-abab5899a354. 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
2026-10-22T18:16:40.692365Z
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/huffpost-com-20261022T181640.json
Original file SHA-256
23b30c45b1d7a3e88fb214ab2367f233adecc6c96c35a79b1044d8b7dcf07aed

Run ID: research-23b30c45b1d7. 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 →