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Website evidence · pilot dataset

Does latimes.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
2026-10-22T20:30:55.916889Z
Browser / scanner
156.0.8078.4 / 0.4

Captured titleNews from California, across the nation and world - Los Angeles Times

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://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/resource/[redacted]/styleguide/Core.min.b51e1dc96f68513e1918e06e731b999e.gz.jsline 1 · col 202817
canvas.getContext1 calls
  • https://activate.platform.californiatimes.com/caltimes/latimes/Bootstrap.jsline 612 · col 505
canvas.getContext1 calls
  • https://activate.platform.californiatimes.com/caltimes/latimes/Bootstrap.jsline 612 · col 505
canvas.getContext1 calls

Frame: https://www.latimes.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.6 API entries

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

navigator.language1 calls

Frame: https://www.latimes.com/

  • https://activate.platform.californiatimes.com/caltimes/latimes/Bootstrap.jsline 633 · col 49
navigator.languages2 calls

Frame: https://www.latimes.com/

  • https://www.latimes.com/styleguide/3891-3b48ee07.bundle.jsline 2 · col 350236
  • https://www.latimes.com/styleguide/3891-3b48ee07.bundle.jsline 2 · col 350250
navigator.maxTouchPoints3 calls

Frame: https://www.latimes.com/

  • https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/resource/[redacted]/styleguide/Core.min.b51e1dc96f68513e1918e06e731b999e.gz.jsline 1 · col 22104
  • https://libs.platform.latimes.com/modalityjs/latest.jsline 1 · col 6216
  • https://www.latimes.com/styleguide/3891-3b48ee07.bundle.jsline 2 · col 124220
navigator.userAgent52 calls

Frame: https://www.latimes.com/

  • https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/resource/[redacted]/styleguide/Core.min.b51e1dc96f68513e1918e06e731b999e.gz.jsline 1 · col 21972
  • https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/resource/[redacted]/styleguide/Core.min.b51e1dc96f68513e1918e06e731b999e.gz.jsline 1 · col 25338
  • https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/resource/[redacted]/styleguide/Core.min.b51e1dc96f68513e1918e06e731b999e.gz.jsline 1 · col 25367
  • https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/resource/[redacted]/styleguide/Core.min.b51e1dc96f68513e1918e06e731b999e.gz.jsline 1 · col 54544
  • https://libs.platform.latimes.com/meteringjs/latspot.jsline 1 · col 9300
screen.height2 calls

Frame: https://www.latimes.com/

  • https://activate.platform.californiatimes.com/caltimes/latimes/code/2e02e02a49e811e08d3e4f79cddfbc81.js
screen.width3 calls

Frame: https://www.latimes.com/

  • https://activate.platform.californiatimes.com/caltimes/latimes/code/2e02e02a49e811e08d3e4f79cddfbc81.js
  • https://activate.platform.californiatimes.com/caltimes/latimes/code/314e4d20652a950406d56fd4ffe55762.js
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 65 requests
Captured scripts
31
Instrumented frames
4
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

  • activate.platform.californiatimes.com
  • aswpsdkus.com
  • ca-times.brightspotcdn.com
  • cdn.confiant-integrations.net
  • cdn.speedcurve.com
Other recorded API calls 2
  • document.cookie.read90 calls
  • document.cookie.write5 calls
Source record and integrity
Original source
results/headful/latimes-com-20261022T203055.json
Original file SHA-256
b589bf4eede0a0ba0bb7ac1013522fb5d37afe4086f7cc1e670e3ba6386924d4

Run ID: headful-b589bf4eede0. 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
2026-10-21T22:20:47.416380Z
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/latimes-com-20261021T222047.json
Original file SHA-256
31b74756016f10f1dc99955f94e1973869f19fe6dffd5616f866c8bfe1414fa3

Run ID: headful-31b74756016f. 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
2026-10-22T15:01:45.930942Z
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/latimes-com-20261022T150145.json
Original file SHA-256
ca8bc86bd98a0ddb64836a1c5c9053ecefa2c789bb351b632fb77b1711284f34

Run ID: headful-ca8bc86bd98a. 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
2026-10-22T20:30:54.832170Z
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/latimes-com-20261022T203054.json
Original file SHA-256
d57ac0ed4d7a96dffffe6ea3cda3cbf6fe52f61ca8f6a72a2be9cec2e0f5df89

Run ID: headful-d57ac0ed4d7a. The JSON contains sanitized observations, not the original private scan payload.

Research setup

Not observed

0 of 5 signal families observed

Canvas: Not observedWebGL: Not observedAudio: Not observedFonts: Not observedDevice: Not observed
Measurement
Measured · Partial load
Page context
Page document
Scan time
2026-10-22T18:22:18.050624Z
Browser / scanner
156.0.8078.4 / 0.4

Captured titleNews from California, across the nation and world - Los Angeles Times

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.latimes.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.2 API entries

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

navigator.maxTouchPoints1 calls

Frame: https://www.latimes.com/

  • https://libs.platform.latimes.com/modalityjs/latest.jsline 1 · col 6216
navigator.userAgent2 calls

Frame: https://www.latimes.com/

  • https://libs.platform.latimes.com/meteringjs/latspot.jsline 1 · col 9300
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 60 requests
Captured scripts
10
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

  • activate.platform.californiatimes.com
  • ca-times.brightspotcdn.com
  • cdn.confiant-integrations.net
  • cdn.speedcurve.com
Other recorded API calls 2
  • document.cookie.read2 calls
  • document.cookie.write1 calls
Source record and integrity
Original source
results/headless/latimes-com-20261022T182218.json
Original file SHA-256
cbafb043edf060bdffe88ba4c3c9224f9fe34b6a09e47758a53f9f7002a901c8

Run ID: research-cbafb043edf0. 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
2026-10-21T20:48:23.364606Z
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/latimes-com-20261021T204823.json
Original file SHA-256
c0f83210954790c54a84b2b779f8e83440d0bfadd4245d7ddea80a3cc7f775d9

Run ID: research-c0f832109547. The JSON contains sanitized observations, not the original private scan payload.

Research setup

Scanner error

Scanner error

Canvas: UnmeasuredWebGL: UnmeasuredAudio: UnmeasuredFonts: UnmeasuredDevice: Unmeasured
Measurement
Scanner error
Page context
Page not measured
Scan time
2026-10-22T18:22:17.965234Z
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/headless/latimes-com-20261022T182217.json
Original file SHA-256
051a521b295cba0bcab8b60dd1589ba6acd3e97d6025a608272de75db3f318f0

Run ID: research-051a521b295c. 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 →