www.bbc.com
We found no signs of scams, deception or heavy data-mining.
Scanned 20 h ago (8 Nov 2026, 19:22 UTC) · 98% confidence · 30/31 checks completed
Domain age
37 years old
Registrar
Tucows Domains Inc.
Hosting
FASTLY - Fastly, Inc., US · US
Certificate
GlobalSign nv-sa (OV)
Trackers
3 trackers
Key takeaways
- Tracker disguised as part of the site (a1.api.bbc.com → Piano (AT Internet))Medium
- Tracking starts before you answer the cookie banner (0 cookies, 2 trackers)Medium
- The cookie banner has no “Reject all” button on its first screenMedium
- Battery, sensor or media-device profilingLow
What does it collect about me?
Trackers, fingerprinting, session recording, keyloggers, cookies before consent and data sent abroad.
73Data-mining & privacy invasion
Tracker disguised as part of the site (a1.api.bbc.com → Piano (AT Internet))
MediumA subdomain that looks first-party is a DNS alias (CNAME) of a third-party tracking service. This bypasses tracker blockers and lets the vendor receive the site's own cookies.
Tracking starts before you answer the cookie banner (0 cookies, 2 trackers)
MediumUnder EU ePrivacy rules, non-essential tracking may only start after you agree. Here it started while the banner was still waiting for your choice.
The cookie banner has no “Reject all” button on its first screen
MediumRefusing should be as easy as accepting. Hiding the reject option behind settings menus is a recognised consent dark pattern.
Battery, sensor or media-device profiling
LowScripts read battery status, motion sensors or the list of cameras/microphones, which adds to a device fingerprint.
3 tracking services from 3 companies
InfoThese third parties receive data about your visit. See the list for who they are and what they do.
- Pianotinypass.com · behavioral analytics
- Sourcepointprivacy-mgmt.com · consent
- Piano (AT Internet)a1.api.bbc.com · behavioral analytics · disguised as first-party
What our isolated browser saw (screenshot)