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Website evidence · pilot dataset

Does vox.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 10 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 · Partial load
Page context
Page document
Scan time
2026-10-22T22:16:01.045855Z
Browser / scanner
156.0.8078.4 / 0.4

Captured titleVox

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.vox.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.4 API entries

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

navigator.language3 calls

Frame: https://www.vox.com/

  • https://www.vox.com/_next/static/chunks/2qvexx1nlhzpa.jsline 474 · col 56277
  • https://www.vox.com/_next/static/chunks/3dc4yw3--1o2o.jsline 143 · col 2561
  • https://www.vox.com/_next/static/chunks/3fz-58amhe9kk.jsline 491 · col 69116
navigator.userAgent71 calls

Frame: https://www.vox.com/

  • https://www.vox.com/_next/static/chunks/14xnqq7u0aiet.jsline 10 · col 5981
  • https://www.vox.com/_next/static/chunks/1gng8l2lxhg0y.jsline 5 · col 11842
  • https://www.vox.com/_next/static/chunks/2qvexx1nlhzpa.jsline 474 · col 56250
  • https://www.vox.com/_next/static/chunks/3dc4yw3--1o2o.jsline 143 · col 2529
  • https://www.vox.com/_next/static/chunks/3fz-58amhe9kk.jsline 491 · col 69092
screen.height1 calls

Frame: https://www.vox.com/

  • https://www.vox.com/metrics/[redacted-id]line 833 · col 1651
screen.width1 calls

Frame: https://www.vox.com/

  • https://www.vox.com/metrics/[redacted-id]line 833 · col 1632
Providers, script signatures, and DNS 2 provider labels

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

  • Google Adsad.doubleclick.net, googleads.g.doubleclick.net, securepubads.g.doubleclick.net, www.googletagservices.com
  • Google Tag Managerwww.googletagmanager.com

Static script signatures

  • https://www.vox.com/_next/static/chunks/0ngtrajp7ukyk.jsreCAPTCHA · 0 API patterns
  • https://www.vox.com/_next/static/chunks/3fz-58amhe9kk.jsAPI patterns only · 4 API patterns
Network and worker observations 179 requests
Captured scripts
36
Instrumented frames
1
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.

  • https://www.vox.com/ad-block-service-worker.jsThird-party hosts: None recorded

Third-party hosts

  • ad.doubleclick.net
  • api.parsely.com
  • assets.zephr.com
  • c.amazon-adsystem.com
  • cdn.concert.io
  • cdn.cookielaw.org
  • cdn.parsely.com
  • cdnjs.cloudflare.com
  • experiments.parsely.com
  • googleads.g.doubleclick.net
  • luminousboulevard.com
  • p1.parsely.com
  • pub.doubleverify.com
  • sb.scorecardresearch.com
  • securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
  • www.google.com
  • www.googletagmanager.com
  • www.googletagservices.com
  • www.gstatic.com
Other recorded API calls 2
  • document.cookie.read72 calls
  • document.cookie.write2 calls
Source record and integrity
Original source
results/headful/vox-com-20261022T221601.json
Original file SHA-256
060c87dde1bae918061d50a383621023dd9fbe75f690b3a5985f54580436b839

Run ID: headful-060c87dde1ba. The JSON contains sanitized observations, not the original private scan payload.

Other scan attempts (5)

Visitor setup

Navigation failed

Navigation failed

Canvas: UnmeasuredWebGL: UnmeasuredAudio: UnmeasuredFonts: UnmeasuredDevice: Unmeasured
Measurement
Navigation failed
Page context
Page not measured
Scan time
2026-10-21T22:29:23.877466Z
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/vox-com-20261021T222923.json
Original file SHA-256
df062b69839235cb77404665a5d44f44174d6ab3eee2c90a558bce8a84180b89

Run ID: headful-df062b698392. 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
2026-10-22T16:59:46.901357Z
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/vox-com-20261022T165946.json
Original file SHA-256
a3cbb4408404be9a65685972a74b4931e03d5511140cff46a03217ad8f2d2d75

Run ID: headful-a3cbb4408404. 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
2026-10-22T16:59:47.404843Z
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/vox-com-20261022T165947.json
Original file SHA-256
6c80bdd295cf64e9a47d04328621a22a3b8b57325103e10245a604f227f51e9b

Run ID: headful-6c80bdd295cf. 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
2026-10-22T21:08:54.670189Z
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/vox-com-20261022T210854.json
Original file SHA-256
f895451c2620df0d0b0ea6361f13481a6f017e5059d72ae93216b29f55897580

Run ID: headful-f895451c2620. 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
2026-10-22T22:15:59.928027Z
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/vox-com-20261022T221559.json
Original file SHA-256
547acb939113db6b3d010985cc1b5efe6cb9654125b8f012206ca680fbafc83d

Run ID: headful-547acb939113. 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
2026-10-23T00:12:43.012253Z
Browser / scanner
156.0.8078.4 / 0.4

Captured titleVox

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.vox.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.4 API entries

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

navigator.language3 calls

Frame: https://www.vox.com/

  • https://www.vox.com/_next/static/chunks/0t-02qmldbqy0.jsline 143 · col 2561
  • https://www.vox.com/_next/static/chunks/2qvexx1nlhzpa.jsline 474 · col 56277
  • https://www.vox.com/_next/static/chunks/3fz-58amhe9kk.jsline 491 · col 69116
navigator.userAgent77 calls

Frame: https://www.vox.com/

  • https://www.vox.com/_next/static/chunks/0t-02qmldbqy0.jsline 143 · col 2529
  • https://www.vox.com/_next/static/chunks/14xnqq7u0aiet.jsline 10 · col 5981
  • https://www.vox.com/_next/static/chunks/1gng8l2lxhg0y.jsline 5 · col 11842
  • https://www.vox.com/_next/static/chunks/2qvexx1nlhzpa.jsline 474 · col 56250
  • https://www.vox.com/_next/static/chunks/3fz-58amhe9kk.jsline 491 · col 69092
screen.height1 calls

Frame: https://www.vox.com/

  • https://www.vox.com/metrics/[redacted-id]line 833 · col 1651
screen.width1 calls

Frame: https://www.vox.com/

  • https://www.vox.com/metrics/[redacted-id]line 833 · col 1632
Providers, script signatures, and DNS 2 provider labels

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

  • Google Adsad.doubleclick.net, googleads.g.doubleclick.net, securepubads.g.doubleclick.net, www.googletagservices.com
  • Google Tag Managerwww.googletagmanager.com

Static script signatures

  • https://www.vox.com/_next/static/chunks/0ngtrajp7ukyk.jsreCAPTCHA · 0 API patterns
  • https://www.vox.com/_next/static/chunks/3fz-58amhe9kk.jsAPI patterns only · 4 API patterns
Network and worker observations 187 requests
Captured scripts
35
Instrumented frames
1
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.

  • https://www.vox.com/ad-block-service-worker.jsThird-party hosts: None recorded

Third-party hosts

  • ad.doubleclick.net
  • api.parsely.com
  • apps.voxmedia.com
  • assets.zephr.com
  • c.amazon-adsystem.com
  • cdn.concert.io
  • cdn.cookielaw.org
  • cdn.parsely.com
  • cdnjs.cloudflare.com
  • concertads-configs.vox-cdn.com
  • experiments.parsely.com
  • googleads.g.doubleclick.net
  • luminousboulevard.com
  • pub.doubleverify.com
  • sb.scorecardresearch.com
  • securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
  • www.google.com
  • www.googletagmanager.com
  • www.googletagservices.com
Other recorded API calls 2
  • document.cookie.read77 calls
  • document.cookie.write2 calls
Source record and integrity
Original source
results/headless/vox-com-20261023T001243.json
Original file SHA-256
984987370c7cde9697862ca32756d290d90a41393bceb07c1340eb1da5f8380b

Run ID: research-984987370c7c. The JSON contains sanitized observations, not the original private scan payload.

Other scan attempts (3)

Research setup

Navigation failed

Navigation failed

Canvas: UnmeasuredWebGL: UnmeasuredAudio: UnmeasuredFonts: UnmeasuredDevice: Unmeasured
Measurement
Navigation failed
Page context
Page not measured
Scan time
2026-10-21T20:51:26.469311Z
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/vox-com-20261021T205126.json
Original file SHA-256
abd1ad4ac3bb7e19b4893b8e9b98850fc562ac641befd3cd6b15adc6359cb60a

Run ID: research-abd1ad4ac3bb. 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
2026-10-22T19:18:51.284524Z
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/vox-com-20261022T191851.json
Original file SHA-256
a43cfcf6f1f9dcb36a88b3b4022a5c87abfa12f08ec4958b94d27e3d842271c0

Run ID: research-a43cfcf6f1f9. 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
2026-10-23T00:12:42.921777Z
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/vox-com-20261023T001242.json
Original file SHA-256
067c02d6b2250dce48982c24bae107b4a31cab0fcb91247111930d84571e3804

Run ID: research-067c02d6b225. 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 →