Prevalence of Third-Party Tracking on COVID-19-Related Web Pages

JAMA. 2020 Oct 13;324(14):1462-1464. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.16178.

Abstract

This study uses webXray, an automated tool that detects tracking on websites, to describe the prevalence and characteristics of third-party data requests and cookies on the top 20 COVID-19–related websites, including academic and government sites, from US-based search results in May 2020.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Humans
  • Information Seeking Behavior*
  • Information Storage and Retrieval
  • Internet*
  • Privacy*
  • Web Browser