Technical audit · 26.05.2026

bmf.gv.at

Federal Ministry of Finance of Austria

Federal Ministry of Finance — 30 requests, 3 domains. etracker (Germany) loads as the first external request at +91 ms. The policy mentions web analytics without naming the tool. No consent banner.

Request timeline

+91 ms · etracker

static.etracker.com/code/e.js — first external request, simultaneously with the first CSS files. No consent, no banner.

+428 ms · chat widget

chat.bmf.gv.at/static/widget/widget-bmfgvat.js — chatbot hosted on the ministry's own subdomain.

Session total

30 requests. 28 — www.bmf.gv.at, 1 — static.etracker.com, 1 — chat.bmf.gv.at. Zero cookies.

Declared versus actual

✓ Webanalysedienst — mentioned in the policy without a name, with IP anonymisation — declared

+ etracker — not named in the privacy policy — not declared

Transfer timings

+91 ms static.etracker.com

etracker GmbH, Hamburg. Loads without consent, before any banner.

Detected trackers

etracker (static.etracker.com)

Indicators of GDPR non-compliance

GDPR Art. 6(1)(a), Art. 13, TKG § 165
static.etracker.com/code/e.js loads 91 ms after page open — simultaneously with CSS, before any consent and without a consent banner. The privacy policy mentions a 'Webanalysedienst' with IP anonymisation, but does not name etracker.

Context

Bundesministerium für Finanzen (BMF) is Austria’s federal Ministry of Finance, responsible for administering the tax system, customs, and the state budget. HAR: 30 requests, 3 domains. Privacy policy last updated November 2025.

static.etracker.com — a German analytics service (Hamburg) — loads at +91 ms, ahead of most of the ministry’s own scripts. No consent banner. The privacy policy describes a “Webanalysedienst” with immediate IP anonymisation — but etracker is not named. Without the service name, users cannot verify what is processing their data or exercise the opt-out.

Chat on the ministry’s own domain

chat.bmf.gv.at — a chat widget hosted on the ministry’s subdomain. Data stays within BMF infrastructure. The HAR captures only the widget JS file, with no external requests.

Sensitive context

The Ministry of Finance administers tax data of citizens and businesses. Tracking visitors without consent and without disclosing the tool’s name in this context is not merely a procedural matter.

Conclusion

The same violation as at sozialministerium.gv.at: etracker without consent, without a name in the policy. Two Austrian ministries — one tool, one problem.

Evidence

How to verify: download the file and compute its checksum — sha256sum file.har (Linux, macOS) or certutil -hashfile file.har SHA256 (Windows); it must match the one shown. The conclusions apply to the scope of this measurement — see the limitations of the method.

Original (audit)

HAR file: at/bmf-gv-at-2026-05-26.har

SHA-256: c9ce060927f6ff147fa51fe46549ec2f214ff99f3b1ea03988a0872fef4d4525

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Step 1. Data access request (GDPR Art. 15)

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Тема: Запрос доступа к персональным данным (ст. 15 GDPR) — bmf.gv.at

Кому: [укажите адрес компании — DPO / поддержка / юридический отдел]
От: [Ваше имя], [контактный email]

Прошу предоставить доступ к моим персональным данным, обрабатываемым в связи с использованием сайта bmf.gv.at.

1. Категории данных и цели обработки (ст. 15(1)(a)-(c))
На основании независимого технического анализа сайта прошу подтвердить и подробно раскрыть следующие категории обработки:

1) static.etracker.com/code/e.js загружается через 91 мс после открытия страницы — одновременно с CSS, до любого согласия и без consent-баннера. Политика конфиденциальности упоминает 'Webanalysedienst' с анонимизацией IP, но не называет etracker по имени.


2. Получатели, сроки хранения и передача за пределы ЕЭЗ (ст. 15(1)(c)-(d), 46)
Прошу также указать полный список третьих лиц-получателей, применимые сроки хранения по каждой категории и правовые основания передачи данных за пределы ЕЭЗ, если таковая происходит. Полный технический разбор с доказательствами (сохранённый сетевой журнал, контрольная сумма SHA-256) опубликован по адресу: https://gdpru.eu/en/audits/at-bmf-gv-at/

3. Автоматизированная обработка и профилирование (ст. 15(1)(h))
Прошу сообщить, применяется ли в отношении меня автоматизированное принятие решений или профилирование, и если да — раскрыть логику такой обработки.

С уважением,

[Ваше имя]
[контактный email]
[Страна]


[Дата]

Subject: Data access request (GDPR Art. 15) — bmf.gv.at

To: [insert the company's address — DPO / support / legal department]
From: [Your name], [contact email]

I request access to my personal data processed in connection with the website bmf.gv.at.

1. Categories of data and purposes of processing (Art. 15(1)(a)-(c))
Based on an independent technical analysis of the site, I request confirmation and detailed disclosure of the following categories of processing:

1) static.etracker.com/code/e.js loads 91 ms after page open — simultaneously with CSS, before any consent and without a consent banner. The privacy policy mentions a 'Webanalysedienst' with IP anonymisation, but does not name etracker.

2. Recipients, retention periods, and transfers outside the EEA (Art. 15(1)(c)-(d), 46)
I also request the full list of third-party recipients, the applicable retention period for each category, and the legal basis for any transfer of data outside the EEA. The full technical audit with evidence (saved network log, SHA-256 checksum) is published at: https://gdpru.eu/en/audits/at-bmf-gv-at/

3. Automated processing and profiling (Art. 15(1)(h))
Please state whether I am subject to automated decision-making or profiling, and if so, disclose the logic involved.

Sincerely,

[Your name]
[contact email]
[Country]

[Date]

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Тема: Жалоба на обработку персональных данных — bmf.gv.at

1. Предмет жалобы
Я подаю жалобу в отношении обработки моих персональных данных сайтом bmf.gv.at.

2. Обстоятельства
Я посетил сайт bmf.gv.at и обнаружил признаки несоответствия обработки моих персональных данных требованиям GDPR. Технический разбор, опубликованный на gdpru.eu 26.05.2026 (открытая методология, воспроизводимые измерения), документирует следующие признаки:

1) static.etracker.com/code/e.js загружается через 91 мс после открытия страницы — одновременно с CSS, до любого согласия и без consent-баннера. Политика конфиденциальности упоминает 'Webanalysedienst' с анонимизацией IP, но не называет etracker по имени.

Полная техническая документация опубликована по адресу: https://gdpru.eu/en/audits/at-bmf-gv-at/

3. Положения GDPR, соблюдение которых прошу проверить
GDPR Art. 6(1)(a), Art. 13, TKG § 165

4. Требование
Прошу проверить изложенные обстоятельства и, если несоответствие подтвердится, принять меры, предусмотренные статьёй 58(2) GDPR.

5. Приложения
Полная доказательная база — HAR-файл, контрольная сумма SHA-256 и цитата из политики конфиденциальности сайта, документирующая указанное противоречие — опубликована и проверяема по ссылке в пункте 2 выше.

С уважением,

[Ваше имя]
[контактный email]
[Страна]

[Дата]

Subject: Complaint regarding personal data processing — bmf.gv.at

1. Subject of the complaint
I am filing a complaint regarding the processing of my personal data by the website bmf.gv.at.

2. Circumstances
I visited the website bmf.gv.at and found indications that the processing of my personal data does not comply with the GDPR. The technical analysis published on gdpru.eu on 26 May 2026 (open methodology, reproducible measurements) documents the following indications:

1) static.etracker.com/code/e.js loads 91 ms after page open — simultaneously with CSS, before any consent and without a consent banner. The privacy policy mentions a 'Webanalysedienst' with IP anonymisation, but does not name etracker.

Full technical documentation is published at: https://gdpru.eu/en/audits/at-bmf-gv-at/

3. GDPR provisions I ask you to examine
GDPR Art. 6(1)(a), Art. 13, TKG § 165

4. Request
I request that you examine the circumstances described and, if non-compliance is confirmed, apply the measures provided for in Article 58(2) GDPR.

5. Attachments
The full evidence base — the HAR file, its SHA-256 checksum and the quotation from the site's privacy policy documenting the stated contradiction — is published and verifiable at the link in point 2 above.

Sincerely,

[Your name]
[contact email]
[Country]


[Date]