Google Ads GDPR compliance and consent risk
Google Ads tracks ad conversions and remarketing. This page combines ConsentLens detection rules with live public scan data so you can see how often Google Ads appears, whether it fires before consent, and which compliance issues it tends to create.
10%
Of scanned sites
37 of 384 public sites include Google Ads.
0%
Fire before consent
0 detected sites fired it before a user could consent.
3%
Seen after rejection
1 detected sites show post-rejection evidence.
HIGH
Consent risk
Marketing tracker classified from ConsentLens tracker database.
How ConsentLens detects Google Ads
Domains
- googleads.g.doubleclick.net
- pagead2.googlesyndication.com
- adservice.google.com
- www.googleadservices.com
Globals
No browser global required.
Script patterns
- pagead2.googlesyndication
ConsentLens combines these signals with request timing. If Google Ads sends a data request during the first 500ms of page load, it is treated as a pre-consent tracking risk and connected to the relevant scan evidence.
Common compliance issues
Advertising / remarketing trackers detected
37Google Conversion Linker tracking cookie set without consent
7Google Ads continues tracking after consent rejection
1Example public scans detecting Google Ads
| Domain | Score | Consent timing |
|---|---|---|
| zazz.io | 20/100 | No early fire |
| subcodevs.com | 20/100 | No early fire |
| perpetualgroup.com | 20/100 | No early fire |
| jelvix.com | 39/100 | No early fire |
| hestabit.com | 20/100 | No early fire |
| skywell.software | 20/100 | No early fire |
| dmcconsultancy.com | 20/100 | No early fire |
| airbnb.com | 20/100 | No early fire |