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Security report for youronlinechoices.com

EDAA · Media · N/a

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

The website 'Your Online Choices' operated by EDAA serves as an informational platform focused on online behavioural advertising and privacy, promoting transparency and user control in the European digital advertising ecosystem. It targets both internet users seeking to understand behavioural advertising and companies aiming to adopt self-regulatory practices. The business model is centered on industry self-regulation and education rather than direct commercial services, positioning itself as a pan-European initiative supported by leading advertising bodies. Technically, the website employs basic web technologies including jQuery 1.7.1 and standard CSS/JavaScript. The site is accessible and moderately optimized for mobile, but lacks modern frameworks or CMS indications. Performance and SEO are basic, with no advanced accessibility features detected. Security posture is weak due to missing HTTPS verification, absence of security headers, and use of outdated libraries. Security evaluation reveals a lack of explicit privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies on the main page, no contact information for incident response, and no visible security best practices implemented. The WHOIS data is missing, raising concerns about domain registration legitimacy. However, the content is safe, professional, and aligned with industry standards, indicating a moderate risk profile. Overall, the website provides valuable industry information but requires improvements in security, privacy compliance, and transparency to enhance trust and reduce risk. Strategic recommendations include implementing HTTPS, publishing comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, updating technical components, and clarifying domain registration details.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  3. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
62
Security headers
60
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
65

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The website represents a self-regulatory initiative by the European digital advertising industry, aiming to foster transparency and user control over behavioural advertising data. It operates as a non-commercial informational platform funded by the industry, targeting both consumers and companies. The initiative leverages pan-European standards and collaborates with leading European bodies, positioning itself as a key player in the online advertising transparency ecosystem. The business model relies on promoting best practices and self-regulation rather than direct revenue generation. The lack of explicit company registration or contact details limits deeper business intelligence insights. The partnership ecosystem appears limited to industry bodies, with no direct commercial partners or subsidiaries identified.

Security posture

The current security posture is weak to moderate. The website lacks visible HTTPS enforcement and security headers, uses an outdated JavaScript library (jQuery 1.7.1), and does not provide privacy or cookie policies on the main page. No contact information for security incidents or data protection officers is available. The absence of WHOIS registration data further reduces trust. There are no indications of vulnerabilities or malware, but the outdated tech stack and missing security best practices present potential risks. Compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations is not clearly demonstrated. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not evident from the content.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate and enforce secure connections site-wide.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements and user consent mechanisms.
  3. Update JavaScript libraries and other dependencies to current secure versions to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  4. Provide clear contact information for security incidents, including a dedicated security or abuse email address.
  5. Clarify domain registration details and ensure WHOIS data is accurate and publicly available to improve trustworthiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
EDAA
Description
The website is a guide to online behavioural advertising and online privacy, funded and written by the internet advertising industry. It supports a pan-European industry initiative to enhance transparency and control for online behavioural advertising. It provides information for internet users and companies about behavioural advertising, cookies, privacy protection, and self-regulatory industry standards.
Key services
Consumer-facing information on behavioural advertising, Control solutions for interest based advertising, Industry best practice self-regulatory tools
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.7.1, JavaScript, CSS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
40/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
basic
Navigation
basic
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible with full content and no blocking detected.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies explicitly found on the main page.
  3. No contact emails, phone numbers, or social media links found in the HTML content.
  4. The site uses outdated jQuery 1.7.1, which may pose security risks.
  5. No security headers or HTTPS status information available from provided data.
  6. Content is informational and safe for general audiences.
  7. WHOIS data is missing, indicating possible domain registration or privacy issues.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses legacy jQuery 1.7.1 and basic CSS styling without modern frameworks or CMS platforms. The HTML structure is simple but lacks advanced SEO and accessibility features. Performance is moderate with no explicit optimization techniques detected. Mobile responsiveness is basic but present. No hosting provider or CDN information is available. The absence of security headers and HTTPS status limits the security posture. Technical debt is indicated by outdated libraries and missing modern web standards. Opportunities exist to modernize the tech stack, improve performance, and enhance security configurations.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 67/100Medium31 findingsView report
  2. 67/100 −3Medium31 findingsView report
  3. 70/100Medium31 findingsView report
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