Does lycos.com track visitors?

Gecko Advisor detected 1 tracking script on lycos.com. These may include analytics platforms, advertising networks, or behavioral tracking technologies.

Does lycos.com share data with third parties?

When loading lycos.com, we detected connections to 2 third-party services. These may include CDNs, analytics providers, or embedded content.

lycos.com uses TLS Grade A encryption, indicating strong security configuration. Your connection to this site is encrypted using modern standards.

What is lycos.com's privacy score?

lycos.com has a privacy score of 81/100 based on Gecko Advisor's automated analysis. This score is calculated based on detected tracking scripts, third-party connections, cookie usage, and security configuration. Higher scores indicate fewer observable privacy concerns.

lycos.com Privacy & Security Signals

https://lycos.com

Grade A(Good)

What websites actually do, not what they promise. Gecko Advisor analyzes real network behavior — not privacy policies.

Scan Another

Quick Summary

Minimal data collection detected

lycos.com connects to 2 external services and loads 1 tracking script. This is well below industry average.

This places lycos.com ahead of 35% of the 312,989 sites we've analyzed.

Analysis performed using a real browser environment and compared against 312,989 publicly accessible websites.

Data Sharing Risk

Medium

Trackers: 1 • Third-party: 2 • Cookies: 0

TLS/HTTPS

Valid

TLS grade: A

Top Trackers

1 found

Market Comparison

Based on 312,989 analyzed sites

0%Percentile

Lower half

lycos.com is at the 35th percentile among 312,989 scanned sites. Score is 0 points above the dataset average of 81.

Privacy Score

Your score81

Avg 81

0100

↑1 Trackers

0.5 more than avg

↓0 Cookies

5.5 fewer than avg

Known Trackers Detected

gstatic.com

lycos.com has a privacy score of 81/100 based on 312,989 sites in the Gecko Advisor dataset. This site uses 1 trackers (dataset average: 0.5) and sets 0 cookies (dataset average: 5.5).

Recommended Actions

Top 2 prioritized fixes for lycos.com

These recommendations are based on Gecko Advisor's automated analysis of lycos.com. Addressing these 2 issues can improve the site's privacy score and user trust. Reducing trackers decreases data exposure to third parties. Security improvements protect users from potential attacks.

Third-Party

2 connections

HTTPS

Grade A

Trackers

1 detected

● Moderate Risk

Compare Privacy Practices

How does lycos.com compare to other sites?

Score Breakdown

Security and tracking issues have higher impact than disclosure-only signals.

Tracking & Analytics

-5Low

Security Headers

-12Low

Third-Party Requests

-4Low

Cookie Security

0None

Privacy Compliance

0None

TLS Bonus

Final Score

100 - 21 + 2 =81

What This Means For You

Practical tips based on what we found

Browser fingerprinting detected

This site may track you even without cookies. Consider using a privacy-focused browser or extension like Firefox with Enhanced Tracking Protection.

1 tracking script found

Some third-party tracking is present. Most privacy browsers and ad blockers can prevent these from loading.

Pro tip: Using a privacy-focused browser like Firefox or Brave, combined with an ad blocker, can significantly reduce tracking across all websites you visit.

Detailed Analysis Report

81/100

Static analysis only — dynamically loaded trackers may not be reflected

⚠

Limited scan: This analysis is based on initial page load (static HTML). Trackers loaded via JavaScript — which is how most modern tracking works — are not captured. Actual tracker count may be higher.

This scan analyzes initial page load (static HTML) — trackers loaded via JavaScript are not captured
1 third-party trackers detected (global average: 1.4)
All detected third-party resources are functional (CDN, hosting) — no tracking-purpose technologies

lycos.com uses a mix of third-party technologies for analytics, advertising, and content delivery.

lycos.com has a privacy score of 81 out of 100, based on 4 scans. The global average across 49,838 domains is 80.8. lycos.com loads 1 third-party trackers. This report covers lycos.com's tracker usage, cookie behavior, privacy history, and how it compares to other sites.

lycos.com Privacy History

lycos.com has been scanned 4 times. Its stability classification is PROVISIONAL, based on observed configuration changes across scans. Privacy configuration has been consistent across scans. The tracker count has remained between 0 and 1. The privacy score has stayed within 75 to 95. The privacy score has decreased from 95 to 81 over the scan period.

Recent Changes Detected

Between December 19, 2025 and April 27, 2026, lycos.com's tracking configuration changed. 1 tracker(s) were added: Tracker matched: gstatic.com. The privacy score moved from 75 to 81.

Score Decline

lycos.com's privacy score has decreased from 95 to 81 over the scan period, a drop of 14 points.

How Many Trackers Does lycos.com Use?

A total of 1 third-party trackers were identified on lycos.com. By purpose: 1 functional.

lycos.com Compared to Other Sites

lycos.com has a privacy score of 81 out of 100.

lycos.com Cookie Analysis

lycos.com uses 0 cookies based on our most recent scan.

What lycos.com's Privacy Profile Means

lycos.com has a privacy score of 81 out of 100. The global average across 49,838 domains is 80.8. Across 4 scans, lycos.com's privacy configuration has been provisional. For details on scoring methodology, see our methodology page.

How scores are calculated

About This Report

This report is part of GeckoAdvisor's dataset covering 49,838 domains with 15,559,593 findings. GeckoAdvisor scans domains to detect third-party trackers, cookies, and privacy-relevant configuration changes. For details on scanning methodology and known limitations, see our methodology page.

Methodology