Does solidot.org use cookies?

solidot.org uses 5 cookies. No consent management platform was detected.

Does solidot.org use a cookie banner (CMP)?

No consent management platform (cookie banner) was detected on solidot.org. 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 solidot.org use?

solidot.org loads 1 third-party requests from 1 vendors, including Baidu.

How many marketing and analytics cookies does solidot.org set?

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

solidot.org

Item: solidot.org
Rating: 55
Author: Passiro

https://solidot.org

Last scanned July 21, 2026

A cookie scan of solidot.org completed on July 21, 2026 found 5 cookies and 1 third-party tracking requests. The assessment covered 10 pages across 10 unique page templates. No consent management platform was detected. Our check observed 1 third-party requests from 1 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.

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

5 cookies detected: 0 necessary, 0 analytics, 0 marketing

Total

Necessary

Functional

Analytics

Marketing

Unknown

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HMACCOUNT before consent	.solidot.org	Unknown	-	Session	–	–	1st
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Hm_lvt_d11396a350156e4682e4156a671bdaf1 before consent	.solidot.org	Unknown	-	360 d	–	–	1st
solidot_solidot before consent	.solidot.org	Unknown	-	Expired	–	–	1st
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