Does hotwired.com use cookies?

hotwired.com uses 7 cookies, 1 of which are set by third-party domains. No consent management platform was detected.

Does hotwired.com use a cookie banner (CMP)?

No consent management platform (cookie banner) was detected on hotwired.com. Since the site sets non-essential cookies or loads third-party trackers, it may not meet GDPR and ePrivacy prior-consent requirements.

Which third-party trackers does hotwired.com use?

hotwired.com loads 57 third-party requests from 8 vendors, including LiveRamp, Microsoft, ZetaGlobal, Google LLC, Amazon.

How many marketing and analytics cookies does hotwired.com set?

hotwired.com sets 0 marketing and 0 analytics cookies, alongside 1 strictly necessary cookies. Under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, non-essential cookies require prior consent.

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Item: hotwired.com
Author: Passiro

https://hotwired.com

Last scanned Jul 16, 2026

A cookie scan of hotwired.com performed on July 16, 2026 found 7 cookies and 57 third-party tracking requests. The assessment covered 10 pages across 10 unique page templates. No consent management platform was detected. Our check observed 57 third-party requests from 8 vendors, which require prior consent under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive.

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Trackers

Vendors

Consent banner

None detected

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Cookies

7 cookies detected: 1 necessary, 0 analytics, 0 marketing, 1 third-party

Total

Necessary

Functional

Analytics

Marketing

Unknown

1 third-party cookie detected

Third-party cookies require explicit user consent under GDPR/ePrivacy.

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Name	Domain	Category	Provider	Expiry	Secure	HttpOnly	Party
cf_clearance	.www.wired.com	Necessary	Cloudflare	364 d	✓	✓	3rd
CN_geo_country_code	.wired.com	Unknown	-	180 d	✓	–	1st
CN_journey_bucket	.wired.com	Unknown	-	365 d	✓	–	1st
CN_segments	.wired.com	Unknown	-	180 d	–	–	1st
CN_xid	.wired.com	Unknown	-	180 d	✓	–	1st
CN_xid_refresh	.wired.com	Unknown	-	364 d	✓	✓	1st
xid1	.wired.com	Unknown	-	Expired	–	–	1st

Third-Party Trackers

57 requests detected from 8 vendors: LiveRamp, Microsoft, ZetaGlobal, Google LLC, Amazon...

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Marketing

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Vendor	Category	Type	Domain
LiveRamp	Advertising	script	pippio.com
Microsoft	Advertising	script	ib.adnxs.com
ZetaGlobal	Advertising	script	media.sailthru.com
ZetaGlobal	Advertising	script	p.liadm.com
Google LLC	Analytics	script	www.googletagmanager.com
Amazon	Essential	script	s3.amazonaws.com
Amazon	Essential	script	dwgyu36up6iuz.cloudfront.net
Amazon	Essential	script	sailthru-media.s3.amazonaws.com
Google LLC	Marketing	script	imasdk.googleapis.com
Cloudflare Inc.	Necessary	script	cdnjs.cloudflare.com
Google	Other	script	securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
Google	Other	script	s0.2mdn.net
Google	Other	script	pagead2.googlesyndication.com
Integral Ad Science	Other	script	static.adsafeprotected.com