Unknown serial tracker (vmweb.net)
A host of many tracking scripts including web bugs, canvas fingerprinting, and other tracking technologies.
Ethical design violations
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tracker
Monetises you.
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web bug
Invisible tracking pixel.
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fingerprint
Canvas fingerprinting.
Block rule
Block domain vmweb.net
vmweb.net
Prevalence
Low: found on 2 surveyed sites.
Notes
- The domain owner has hidden their ownership of vmweb.net.
- The script at http://lib.vmweb.net/identity.min.js includes canvas fingerprinting:
this.canvas && this.isCanvasSupported() && a.push(this.getCanvasFingerprint());
- The script at http://lib.vmweb.net/identity.min.js contains multiple links to third-party trackers:
this.queue.add(function(a, b) { e.createImage("https:" === document.location.protocol ? "https://sync.vmweb.net/sync/appnexus?partner=appnexus_ssl" : "http://sync.vmweb.net/sync/appnexus", b, 1E3); e.createImage("https:" === document.location.protocol ? "https://sync.vmweb.net/sync/liveramp/2" : "http://sync.vmweb.net/sync/liveramp/2", b, 1E3); e.createImage("https:" === document.location.protocol ? "https://cm.g.doubleclick.net/pixel?google_nid=verticalmass_ddp&google_cm" : "http://cm.g.doubleclick.net/pixel?google_nid=verticalmass_ddp&google_cm", b, 1E3); e.createImage("https:" === document.location.protocol ? "https://sync.vmweb.net/getuid?img=png&partner=tapad&redir=https%3A%2F%2Ftapestry.tapad.com%2Ftapestry%2F1%3Fta_partner_id%3D2155%26ta_partner_did%3D%24UID%26ta_format%3Dpng" : "http://sync.vmweb.net/getuid?img=png&partner=tapad&redir=http%3A%2F%2Ftapestry.tapad.com%2Ftapestry%2F1%3Fta_partner_id%3D2155%26ta_partner_did%3D%24UID%26ta_format%3Dpng", b, 1E3) })
- The script at http://lib.vmweb.net/identity.min.js links to http://sync.vmweb.net which contains a pixel tracking image:
<img style="-webkit-user-select:none; display:block; margin:auto;" src="http://sync.vmweb.net/">
- Extensive searching for the vmweb.net URL finds it prominent on music and entertainment sites, but no clear tracker or site owner.
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