Website tags, small pieces of JavaScript code or small images, are often used to collect information about users. But they can add to load times and if misused can be a security risk too. A new study from digital governance specialist Crownpeak reveals over 1,700 'dark web' tags found on websites belonging to companies in the Fortune 100, causing a total average website latency of 5.2 seconds. Crownpeak categorised tags into 'first-party tags' -- added directly to the source code of a web page, and 'dark web tags' -- injected by first-party tags either intentionally or unintentionally. The 20 worst… [Continue Reading]
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