t.teads.tv: Teads’s Invasive Video Ad Tracking

Teads’s tracker, t.teads.tv, follows your online activity to deliver video ads, collecting data to build targeted profiles. This invades your privacy by tracking your behavior across sites. Here’s what it does and how to block it.

What Is t.teads.tv?

This domain is tied to Teads, a platform for video and display advertising. It monitors user interactions to serve relevant ads. As Privacy Auditors, we’re concerned about the invasive data collection this entails.

Data It Collects

When you encounter Teads ads, it captures:

• IP Address: Ties your actions to a physical location.
• Cookie ID: Assigns a unique tracker to follow you across sites.
• Device ID: Identifies your specific device for tracking.
• Browsing History: Logs visited sites for ad targeting.
• Ad Interactions: Records views and clicks on video ads.
• User-Agent: Notes browser and OS, like ‘Chrome 120.0’.
• Page URL: Captures pages where ads appear.
• Timestamps: Marks every interaction with precision.

This builds a detailed ad profile linked to your online identity.

Who Gets Your Data?

Teads shares your information with:

• Adtech Partner: Real-time bidding entities access your data for ad placement.
• Third-Party Advertiser: Uses your profile for targeted campaigns.
• Data Broker: Enhances profiles with your browsing data.
• Government Authority: Complies with legal requests, potentially sharing your IP or device ID.

How to Protect Yourself

Privacy Auditors are dedicated to safeguarding your data. Here’s how to block Teads:

• Use Tracker Blockers: Install extensions or Privacy Auditor’s service to stop scripts from this domain.
• Mask with a VPN: Hide your IP using a tool like Mullvad.
• Choose Privacy Browsers: Opt for Firefox with strict settings or Tor.
• Disable JavaScript: Block ad scripts, though some content may not load.
• Clear Cookies: Wipe cookies regularly to disrupt tracking.

Stack these defenses to minimize Teads’s data collection.

Sources

• Teads Privacy Policy: https://www.teads.com/privacy-policy/
• Teads Documentation: https://support.teads.tv/

This is a legal disclaimer. All information is provided for educational purposes only.