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cnbc.com

136.0s 10 Oct 2026
Verdict

1 finding · 4 warnings · 4 checks passed

Advertising assessment: Non-Compliant Grade D
60% Technical score

Tools

20
Adobe Analytics Analytics
fancnbcglobal
Compliant
Adobe Experience Platform Analytics Measures without consent; the tool has no cookie-less mode
Non-Compliant
Adobe Launch Functional
50229149d3cfCNBC Phoenix webbbaaa56c8833
Compliant
Amazon Ads Advertising Measures without consent; the tool has no cookie-less mode
Non-Compliant
Amplitude Analytics Sends requests before consent or after it was declined
Non-Compliant
Criteo Advertising
Compliant
DoubleVerify Advertising Sends requests before consent or after it was declined
Non-Compliant
Expert System, SpA Advertising Sends requests before consent or after it was declined
Non-Compliant
Google Ads Advertising Tracks visitors without consent (cookie or visitor ID)
10885207244304008397491671965
Non-Compliant
Google Publisher Ads Advertising Measures without consent; the tool has no cookie-less mode
Non-Compliant
Matomo Analytics
Compliant
Microsoft Advertising (UET) Advertising Measures without consent in cookie-less mode (sends the IP address)
16018830
Warning
Nielsen Analytics Tracks visitors without consent (cookie or visitor ID)
P3C0162C5-40AE-4849-8BD6-72C843E9563F
Non-Compliant
Parse.ly Analytics Sends requests before consent or after it was declined
Non-Compliant
Piano Analytics Tracks visitors without consent (cookie or visitor ID)
1140838234280700879
Non-Compliant
Sailthru Analytics Sends requests before consent or after it was declined
Non-Compliant
SecuredVisit Advertising Sends requests before consent or after it was declined
Non-Compliant
TV Squared Advertising Sends requests before consent or after it was declined
Non-Compliant
comScore, Inc. Analytics Sends requests before consent or after it was declined
Non-Compliant
mParticle Analytics Sends requests before consent or after it was declined
Non-Compliant

Violations

7
Critical
Tracking cookies were set before the consent decision GCM_002

Cookies: IMRID, _gcl_au, _pcid, cX_G, cX_P

Do not write analytics or advertising cookies until the visitor has made a consent choice. Load GTM/GA4 tags behind a denied consent default and let the CMP's update unblock them.

Critical
Consent Mode does not update in place after the consent choice GCM_008

Affected: broken

Call gtag('consent', 'update') immediately after the visitor's choice, with the correct values for both accept and reject. Do not rely on a page reload: it creates duplicate pageviews and breaks session attribution.

Critical
Non-compliant tracking after consent was rejected GCM_010

Affected: Adobe Experience Platform, Amazon Ads, Google Publisher Ads, Piano, Amplitude, comScore, Inc., DoubleVerify

After a rejection the listed tools must stop storing visitor IDs and sending measurement, or run only in a verified cookie-less mode.

Warning
Consent Mode default is missing GCM_001

Call gtag('consent', 'default') with denied values before GTM or GA4 loads, so the initial consent state is explicit.

Warning
Consent state was not updated after the banner choice GCM_003

Make both the accept and the reject button update the consent state through the GTM Consent API or gtag('consent', 'update').

Warning
Non-compliant tracking before consent GCM_009

Affected: Adobe Experience Platform, Amazon Ads, Google Ads, Google Publisher Ads, Nielsen, Piano, Amplitude, DoubleVerify, Expert System, SpA, mParticle, Parse.ly, Sailthru, SecuredVisit, TV Squared

The listed tools stored a visitor ID or sent measurement before the visitor chose, without a verified cookie-less mode. Load them only after consent, or configure a documented cookie-less mode that sends no IDs.

Warning
Personal data sent to tools without consent GCM_012

Affected: Microsoft Advertising (UET)

No cookie or visitor ID was stored, but the visitor's IP address and page address — personal data — reached the tool without consent (before the choice or after a rejection). To be Compliant under this check, load the tool only after consent.

Overview

A consent banner is shown 15/15
The consent banner works 10/10
Consent can be rejected 10/10
No tracking before consent 3.89/20
Google Consent Mode is implemented 7.5/15
Google Consent Mode sends the correct states 6/10
No tracking cookies before consent 0/10
The consent choice persists 5/5
No tracking after rejection 2.31/5

Consent Mode