GDPR Cookie Scanner
Scans any URL to detect pre-consent cookies, third-party trackers, and GDPR/CCPA compliance gaps. Outputs reports listing violations and recommendations. Used by web developers, compliance officers, and site administrators for privacy audits during site development or maintenance.
Overview
The GDPR Cookie Scanner MCP server provides URL-based scanning to identify pre-consent cookies, third-party trackers, and gaps in GDPR/CCPA compliance. It analyzes website scripts, storage mechanisms, and network requests to flag issues like unauthorized data collection before user consent.
Key Capabilities
- URL Scanning: Inputs a single URL or list of URLs and returns a breakdown of cookies set without consent, including first-party and third-party types.
- Tracker Detection: Identifies embedded trackers from services like Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or advertising networks that bypass consent mechanisms.
- Compliance Gap Analysis: Checks against GDPR Article 49 and CCPA requirements, reporting missing consent banners, improper storage access, or non-compliant rejection options.
Reports include severity levels, affected domains, and remediation steps such as script blocking or consent integration.
Use Cases
- Pre-Launch Audit: Developers scan staging sites to ensure no trackers load before cookie consent, avoiding fines during production rollout.
- Ongoing Monitoring: Compliance teams schedule scans for live e-commerce sites to detect new third-party scripts added by plugins.
- Vendor Assessment: Marketers evaluate partner landing pages for trackers that could violate shared compliance obligations.
- Regulatory Reporting: Legal teams generate scan reports as evidence of due diligence for GDPR audits.
Who This Is For
Web developers integrating privacy tools, compliance officers in EU/US firms, digital agency auditors, and site reliability engineers focused on data protection. Requires API access for automated workflows in CI/CD pipelines or monitoring scripts.