Technical audit · 29.05.2026

bmwsb.bund.de

Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building

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Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building. 50 requests, 2 domains. GSB platform, Apache. BundesSchrift v3 and Fira Sans served locally. The Instagram CDN loads before the banner, without consent. The policy describes Instagram as an external channel, without mentioning the embedded feed. Set-Cookie — zero.

Request timeline

+0 ms · homepage

www.bmwsb.bund.de/ — GSB, Apache. The CSP allows a broad set of services for internal pages: *.intercom.io, *.castr.com, *.itzbund.de, *.newsletter2go.com — none active on the homepage.

+90 ms · GSB styles

GSB CSS bundles (small, medium, large, xlarge, xxlarge, xxxlarge, custom, addon_usability) — all local. BMWSB is one of the few GSB sites with xxlarge and xxxlarge breakpoints.

+219 ms · fonts

BundesSchrift-v3-014: BundesSansWeb (Regular, Italic, Bold) and FiraSans-v4-301/Roman/FiraSans-Regular — four woff files, all local.

+250 ms · Instagram CDN — before the banner

scontent-dus1-1.cdninstagram.com — six JPEG images from BMWSB's Instagram account load directly from Meta's servers. An embedded Instagram feed on the homepage. Before the GSB cookie banner.

Declared versus actual

✓ Matomo (piwik.itzbund.de) — mentioned in the policy with opt-out, consent-only — declared

✓ Instagram — mentioned in the Social Media section of the policy as an external channel (without embedding on the site) — declared

✓ YouTube, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Mastodon (social.bund.de) — mentioned as external channels — declared

+ Instagram CDN (scontent-*.cdninstagram.com) — the embedded feed on the homepage is not described in the policy — not declared

Transfer timings

+250 ms scontent-dus1-1.cdninstagram.com

Meta / Instagram CDN. Düsseldorf edge. Six feed images. Before the banner.

Detected trackers

Meta / Instagram CDN (scontent-dus1-1.cdninstagram.com) — Instagram feed images without consent

Indicators of GDPR non-compliance

GDPR Art. 5(1)(a); TDDDG § 25(1)
scontent-dus1-1.cdninstagram.com loads six images from BMWSB's Instagram account (+250–251 ms) — before the GSB cookie banner (+564 ms). The visitor's IP address is transmitted to Meta Platforms' servers in the USA on every page load. The privacy policy describes Instagram solely as an external channel and does not mention the embedded Instagram feed on the site's homepage.

Context

BMWSB (Bundesministerium für Wohnen, Stadtentwicklung und Bauwesen) is the Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development, and Building. GSB platform, Apache. HAR: 50 requests, 2 domains.

At +250 ms, six JPEG images from BMWSB’s Instagram feed load from scontent-dus1-1.cdninstagram.com (Meta CDN, Düsseldorf data center). The GSB cookie banner appears at +564 ms — the Instagram CDN beats it by ~314 ms. The visitor’s IP address is transmitted to Meta’s servers on every homepage visit.

BMWSB’s privacy policy contains a Social Media section describing Instagram as an external channel that users manage on their own responsibility: “Nutzerinnen und Nutzer nutzen diese Dienste in eigener Verantwortung.” The embedding of an Instagram feed directly on the ministry’s homepage is not mentioned in the policy — a substantial discrepancy between the declared and actual behavior.

BundesSchrift v3 and Fira Sans — local

BundesSansWeb v3-014 (Regular, Italic, Bold) and FiraSans v4-301 Regular — four woff files from /static/fonts/. No Google Fonts.

CSP — a rich stack for internal pages

The Content-Security-Policy permits *.intercom.io and js.intercomcdn.com (Intercom — support chat), *.castr.com (video streaming), *.newsletter2go.com (newsletters), multiplatform-f.akamaihd.net (Akamai CDN), hls-hd.myrasec.de (Myra Security). None of these are active on the homepage.

Conclusion

www.bmwsb.bund.de does not comply with TDDDG §25(1): the Instagram CDN loads before the consent banner. The privacy policy describes Instagram only as an external channel, without disclosing the fact that a feed is embedded on the homepage.

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: de/bmwsb-bund-de-2026-05-29.har

SHA-256: 7853ab424a383f7aeaf5a9a5bb1eeae3fd3a3127e7b88fd0c10733085ff4df1b

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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) — bmwsb.bund.de

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 bmwsb.bund.de.

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) scontent-dus1-1.cdninstagram.com загружает шесть изображений из Instagram-аккаунта BMWSB (+250–251 мс) — до GSB cookie-баннера (+564 мс). IP-адрес посетителя передаётся на серверы Meta Platforms в США при каждой загрузке страницы. Политика конфиденциальности описывает Instagram исключительно как внешний канал и не упоминает встраивание Instagram-ленты на главной странице сайта.


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/de-bmwsb-bund-de/

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) — bmwsb.bund.de

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 bmwsb.bund.de.

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) scontent-dus1-1.cdninstagram.com loads six images from BMWSB's Instagram account (+250–251 ms) — before the GSB cookie banner (+564 ms). The visitor's IP address is transmitted to Meta Platforms' servers in the USA on every page load. The privacy policy describes Instagram solely as an external channel and does not mention the embedded Instagram feed on the site's homepage.

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/de-bmwsb-bund-de/

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 — bmwsb.bund.de

1. Предмет жалобы
Я подаю жалобу в отношении обработки моих персональных данных сайтом bmwsb.bund.de.

2. Обстоятельства
Я посетил сайт bmwsb.bund.de и обнаружил признаки несоответствия обработки моих персональных данных требованиям GDPR. Технический разбор, опубликованный на gdpru.eu 29.05.2026 (открытая методология, воспроизводимые измерения), документирует следующие признаки:

1) scontent-dus1-1.cdninstagram.com загружает шесть изображений из Instagram-аккаунта BMWSB (+250–251 мс) — до GSB cookie-баннера (+564 мс). IP-адрес посетителя передаётся на серверы Meta Platforms в США при каждой загрузке страницы. Политика конфиденциальности описывает Instagram исключительно как внешний канал и не упоминает встраивание Instagram-ленты на главной странице сайта.

Полная техническая документация опубликована по адресу: https://gdpru.eu/en/audits/de-bmwsb-bund-de/

3. Положения GDPR, соблюдение которых прошу проверить
GDPR Art. 5(1)(a); TDDDG § 25(1)

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 — bmwsb.bund.de

1. Subject of the complaint
I am filing a complaint regarding the processing of my personal data by the website bmwsb.bund.de.

2. Circumstances
I visited the website bmwsb.bund.de and found indications that the processing of my personal data does not comply with the GDPR. The technical analysis published on gdpru.eu on 29 May 2026 (open methodology, reproducible measurements) documents the following indications:

1) scontent-dus1-1.cdninstagram.com loads six images from BMWSB's Instagram account (+250–251 ms) — before the GSB cookie banner (+564 ms). The visitor's IP address is transmitted to Meta Platforms' servers in the USA on every page load. The privacy policy describes Instagram solely as an external channel and does not mention the embedded Instagram feed on the site's homepage.

Full technical documentation is published at: https://gdpru.eu/en/audits/de-bmwsb-bund-de/

3. GDPR provisions I ask you to examine
GDPR Art. 5(1)(a); TDDDG § 25(1)

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]