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Operationalisation of tracker functions on Scandinavian municipal websites
| Function | Operationalisation – cookies and scripts from companies engaged in provision of: |
|---|---|
| Advertising | placement and targeting of web advertisements (e.g., Google Ads) |
| Analytics | traffic measurement and website performance optimisation (e.g., Google Analytics) |
| Content delivery network (CDN) | hosting for bandwidth-intensive content (excluding audiovisual content) or standardised web functionalities (e.g., Akamai, Google Hosted Libraries) |
| Audio–video playback | hosting and delivery of audiovisual content (e.g., YouTube) |
| Essential | core functionalities necessary for website operation (e.g., Cloudflare). |
| Extensions | extra features or integrations to websites (e.g., reCAPTCHA). |
| Customer interaction | features for user engagement and support (e.g., Zendesk). |
| Consent | management of user consent and privacy preferences (e.g., Cookiebot). |
| Link | services for redirections or embedding of content, (e.g., Bit.ly) |
| Hosting | infrastructure for website storage and delivery (e.g., Amazon Web Services) |
Top five CDNs by growth in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, 2010–2023
| Denmark | Norway | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fonts.googleapis.com | custompublish.com | fonts.googleapis.com |
| 2 | code.jquery.com | fonts.googleapis.com | cdnjs.cloudflare.com |
| 3 | fonts.gstatic.com | prokomcdn.no | dl.episerver.net |
| 4 | cdnjs.cloudflare.com | code.jquery.com | use.fontawesome.com |
| 5 | cdn.jsdelivr.net | visbrosjyre.no | ajax.googleapis.com |