The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) publishes the tool Website Evidence Collector under the European Union Public License (EUPL-1.2). The tool supports the automation of privacy and personal data protection inspections of websites. The EDPS welcomes any feedback and suggestions for improvements to be sent to: tech-privacy@edps.europa.eu
The tool collects evidence of personal data processing, such as cookies, or requests to third parties. The collection parameters are configured ahead of the inspection and then collection is carried out automatically. The collected evidence, structured in a human- and machine-readable format, allows website controllers, data protection officers and end users to understand better which information is transferred and stored during a visit of a website, i.e. the consecutive loading of a number of web pages without giving consent or logging in.
