Does news.lk use cookies?

news.lk uses 7 cookies. No consent management platform was detected.

Does news.lk use a cookie banner (CMP)?

No consent management platform (cookie banner) was detected on news.lk. 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 news.lk use?

news.lk loads 57 third-party requests from 2 vendors, including Google LLC, Predactiv.

How many marketing and analytics cookies does news.lk set?

news.lk sets 0 marketing and 4 analytics cookies, alongside 0 strictly necessary cookies. Under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, non-essential cookies require prior consent.

news.lk

Item: news.lk
Rating: 31
Author: Passiro

https://news.lk

Last scanned July 24, 2026

A cookie scan of news.lk completed on July 24, 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 2 vendors; non-essential tracking of this kind requires prior consent under the ePrivacy Directive.

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Third-party

Trackers

Vendors

Consent banner

None detected

Scans

What this setup is missing

No consent management platform was detected.
Google tags were observed, but Google Consent Mode v2 was not detected.

Compliance by audience

European Union

✗ Not met

GDPR + ePrivacy · Prior consent (opt-in)

United Kingdom

✗ Not met

UK GDPR + PECR · Consent-based

United States

! Needs attention

CCPA/CPRA + state laws · Notice & opt-out

Canada

! Needs attention

PIPEDA + Québec Law 25 · Consent-based

Brazil

! Needs attention

LGPD · Consent-based

Scanned from the EU; sites may serve different banners or tracking to other regions. Verdicts reflect observed behaviour measured against each audience's rules.

Cookies

7 cookies detected: 0 necessary, 4 analytics, 0 marketing

Total

Necessary

Functional

Analytics

Marketing

Unknown

Filter by category

Name	Domain	Category	Provider	Expiry	Secure	HttpOnly	Party
_ga before consent	.news.lk	Analytics	Google Analytics	1.1 yr lifetime over 13 months	–	–	1st
_gat_gtag_UA_20292891_6 before consent	.news.lk	Analytics	Google Analytics	Expired	–	–	1st
_ga_38WVY361P9 before consent	.news.lk	Analytics	Google Analytics	1.1 yr lifetime over 13 months	–	–	1st
_gid before consent	.news.lk	Analytics	Google Analytics	Expired	–	–	1st
528fc9908ab24c9b8fc9891adc90e5ed before consent	news.lk	Unknown	-	Session	✓	✓	1st
sppb_user_timezone before consent	news.lk	Unknown	-	Expired	–	–	1st
sucuri_cloudproxy_uuid_4cf48070a before consent	news.lk	Unknown	-	Expired	✓	–	1st

Third-Party Trackers

57 requests detected from 2 vendors: Google LLC, Predactiv

Analytics

Marketing

Necessary

Functional

Other

Vendor	Category	Type	Domain
Google LLC before consent Google Tag Manager	Analytics	script	www.googletagmanager.com
Google LLC before consent YouTube embedded video	Marketing	iframe	www.youtube.com
Predactiv before consent Predactiv tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Social)	Marketing	script	platform-api.sharethis.com
Google LLC Google Fonts stylesheet	Necessary	script	fonts.googleapis.com
Google LLC Google Fonts files	Necessary	script	fonts.gstatic.com
Google LLC Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Necessary	script	i.ytimg.com
Google LLC Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Necessary	script	www.gstatic.com
Google LLC Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Necessary	script	yt3.ggpht.com
Google LLC Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Necessary	script	jnn-pa.googleapis.com
Google LLC before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: FingerprintingGeneral)	Unknown	script	googleads.g.doubleclick.net
Google LLC before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: FingerprintingGeneral)	Unknown	script	www.google-analytics.com