thesun.co.uk
Privacy grade20 Oct 2026
F
Heavy tracking seen
20/100
- The banner’s alternative to accepting was a paid option: “Pay to Reject”
- 3 tracking companies were seen loading before any choice was made
- The banner asked visitors to accept 164 ad-industry “partners”
- 15 cross-site tracking companies were seen after accepting
Tracking companies seen15 can follow people across sites19
Seen before any choice3 can follow people across sites6
Paid option instead of reject“Pay to Reject”£
Ad “partners” in the bannerasked to accept164
Countries companies are based in13 headquarters5
Third-party cookiesset after accepting6
Where these companies are based
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- Advertising
- Data broker
- Analytics
- Social
- Our checker (London)
Headquarters
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Companies
Who showed up
- 01AAmazon AdsAd network · SeattleAdvertisingBeforeAfter accept
- 02GGoogleAd network, analytics and search · Mountain ViewAdvertisingBeforeAfter accept
- 03PPermutiveAudience data for publishers · LondonData brokerBeforeAfter accept
- 04CComscoreAudience measurement · RestonAnalyticsBeforeAfter accept
- 05NNew RelicPerformance monitoring · San FranciscoAnalyticsBeforeAfter accept
- 06PParse.lyAudience analytics · San FranciscoAnalyticsBeforeAfter accept
- 07CCriteoRetargeting ad network · ParisAdvertisingBeforeAfter accept
- 08IID5Shared ad identity · LondonData brokerBeforeAfter accept
- 09LLotameData platform (data broker) · Columbia, MDData brokerBeforeAfter accept
- 10MMetaSocial network and ad platform · Menlo ParkSocialBeforeAfter accept
- 11PPubMaticAd exchange · Redwood CityAdvertisingBeforeAfter accept
- 12QQuantcastAudience data and ads · San FranciscoAdvertisingBeforeAfter accept
- 13RRedditSocial network and ad platform · San FranciscoAdvertisingBeforeAfter accept
- 14RRTB HouseRetargeting ad network · WarsawAdvertisingBeforeAfter accept
- 15TThe Trade DeskAd buying platform and identity (UID2) · VenturaAdvertisingBeforeAfter accept
- 16TTikTokSocial network and ad platform · SingaporeAdvertisingBeforeAfter accept
- 17XX (Twitter)Social network and ad platform · San FranciscoAdvertisingBeforeAfter accept
- 18YYahooAd network · New YorkAdvertisingBeforeAfter accept
- 19OOptimizelyA/B testing · New YorkAnalyticsBeforeAfter accept
From our last check on 20 Oct 2026 from London: homepage only, three fresh visits (did nothing, clicked reject, clicked accept). Some requests after rejecting may be strictly necessary services; this is what we observed, not proof that the site broke the law. How we check · Run this site? Ask for a re-check or add a statement
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