DistroScale (jsrdn.com)
“DistroScale is a platform [and] marketplace for buying, delivering, managing, [and] measuring native content across websites, mobile web [and] apps.” – Source
Ethical design violations
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tracker
Monetises you.
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web bug
Invisible tracking pixel.
Block rule
Block domain jsrdn.com
jsrdn.com
Prevalence
Moderate: found on 0.2% of surveyed sites (14 instances observed).
Notes
- A whois lookup shows the jsrdn.com domain is obfuscated with Whoisguard.
- Reviewing the cs.js script loaded from c.jsrdn.com on macworld.co.uk, you can see a web bug being loaded in from i.jsrdn.com:
pixelUrl: "//i.jsrdn.com/i/1.gif" - The cs.js script includes a debug feature that uses support@distroscale.com as a support email address, linking this tracker to Distroscale:
e.location.href.indexOf("ds_debug=email") >= 0 && (jswin = e.open("", "jswin", "width=350,height=150"), jswin.document.write("You are about to use debug feature, please enable popup window for this site on your browser."), c.addListener(e, "beforeunload", function() { e.open("mailto:support@distroscale.com?subject=" - DistroScale’s Privacy Policy
- “At DistroScale, we collect certain anonymous and non-personally identifiable information about users in order to display sponsored content.” Source
- “We may collect this Anonymous Data, directly or indirectly, from our network of Partner Sites, or we may purchase this Anonymous Data from other third party providers … From time to time we may purchase Anonymous Data from third party providers.” Source
- “For Anonymous Data that we collect, directly or indirectly, we typically employ the use of ‘pixel tags’ and/or ‘cookies.’” Source
- “If all or part of DistroScale is sold, merged, or otherwise transferred to another entity, the Anonymous Data and PII gathered by DistroScale may be transferred as part of that transaction.” Source
About Better
Better is a Safari content blocker for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It protects you from trackers and malvertising by enforcing the principles of Ethical Design.