powerad.ai
101domain GRS Limited
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This domain operates as an advertising and analytics platform that helps websites display targeted advertisements and track their performance. It works by placing scripts on web pages to monitor how users interact with ads, measure how often ads are seen, and collect data about user behavior to improve ad targeting. The system tracks user activity across different websites to provide advertisers with insights into how their ads are performing. It also ensures compliance with privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA while collecting information needed for advertising purposes. This type of service is commonly used by websites to generate revenue through targeted advertising, though it involves some level of user data collection for ad placement and performance analysis.
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PowerAd
Category: advertising
Description
PowerAd is an ad-serving and publisher monetization platform that manages ad stacks across formats and devices, using data collection and machine learning to optimize ad revenue for publishers.
AI Review
The scripts operating on powerad.ai collect user interaction data, primarily for managing advertisements and assessing ad performance. This includes monitoring scroll positions and viewport visibility, which is indicative of a deep engagement tracking system designed to optimize ad monetization. While such data collection is crucial for advertisers, it raises significant privacy concerns, particularly due to the continuous nature of tracking, which can infringe on user confidentiality if sensitive information is inadvertently captured during ad interactions. The reliance on third-party APIs, including integration with platforms like Prebid.js and Google Ad Manager, further complicates the security landscape. This creates a broader vulnerability surface where data exposure risks can emerge from multiple sources. Although no alerts were fired in recent scans, the inherent risks of surveillance and consent management remain, as these scripts have the potential to transform user behavior data into broader tracking profiles. Organizations must ensure that compliance measures are robust, incorporating stringent user consent and data protection protocols to mitigate the risks associated with advertising scripts on PCI-compliant pages.
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| Hostname | Type | TTL | Priority | Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| powerad.ai | NS | 172800 | ns-1200.awsdns-22.org. | |
| powerad.ai | NS | 172800 | ns-2030.awsdns-61.co.uk. | |
| powerad.ai | NS | 172800 | ns-495.awsdns-61.com. | |
| powerad.ai | NS | 172800 | ns-888.awsdns-47.net. | |
| powerad.ai | A | 242 | 15.204.151.108 | |
| powerad.ai | MX | 600 | 1 | aspmx.l.google.com. |
| powerad.ai | MX | 600 | 10 | alt3.aspmx.l.google.com. |
| powerad.ai | MX | 600 | 5 | alt1.aspmx.l.google.com. |
| powerad.ai | MX | 600 | 5 | alt2.aspmx.l.google.com. |
| powerad.ai | TXT | 30 | "173f7sp4qlj5msrh5gcb3n1i0g" | |
| powerad.ai | SOA | 900 | ns-888.awsdns-47.net. awsdns-hostmaster.amazon.com. 1 7200 900 1209600 86400 |
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
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