CONSENT DEFEAT DEVICE
BTI-2026-STAPE2026-01-23

STAPE.IOWHEN "COMPLIANCE" VENDORSDON'T COMPLY

Server-side tracking platform selling privacy bypass tools while violating consent on their own "Consent Explained" webinar page.

BLACKOUT://STAPE_FORENSICS
CRITICAL
$ blackout analyze go.stape.io/webinar-consent-jan-2026
[SCAN] User clicked "Reject All" on consent banner
[SCAN] Consent cookie: category_necessary only
[ALERT] 14 GA4 requests detected POST-REJECTION
[EVIDENCE] All requests contain gcs=G100 (CONSENT DENIED)
[EVIDENCE] Event tracked: cookie_consent_interaction
→ CONSENT DEFEAT DEVICE CONFIRMED

THE IRONY

The company that hosts "Consent Explained" webinars doesn't respect consent on the registration page.

WHAT USER CHOSE
Consent Banner → "Reject All"
Cookie: ["category_necessary"]
Analytics: DENIED
WHAT HAPPENED
GA4 Requests: 14 POST-REJECTION
Property: G-6QPJKDMK60
Consent Signal: gcs=G100 (DENIED)
EVIDENCE: They track the rejection AS an analytics event
Event: cookie_consent_interaction
Consent State: {
  "analytics_storage": "denied",
  "ad_storage": "denied",
  "ad_user_data": "denied",
  "ad_personalization": "denied"
}

BROWSER HIJACKING

445KB of Browser Modification

Stape's "Custom Loader" replaces 5 browser APIs with intercepting wrappers. This is the same technique used by banking trojans.

XMLHttpRequest.prototype.openAll XHR intercepted
window.fetchAll fetch() intercepted
navigator.sendBeaconAnalytics beacons intercepted
HTMLImageElement.prototype.srcTracking pixels intercepted
HTMLScriptElement.prototype.srcDynamic scripts intercepted
DEOBFUSCATED: API Hijacking Pattern
// SST Loader - 445KB of browser modification

XMLHttpRequest.prototype.open = function(originalOpen) {
  return function(method, url) {
    // c(url) = Stape's URL rewriter
    originalOpen.apply(this, [method, c(url)].concat(args));
  }
}(XMLHttpRequest.prototype.open);

// Guard flag prevents double-wrapping
window.ntsqkboth = true;

BYPASS TOOLKIT

Sold as "Power-ups"

These aren't hidden capabilities—they're documented features with pricing, distributed through official app stores.

Cookie Keeper: Safari ITP Bypass

Safari ITP limits cookies to 7 days. Cookie Keeper extends them to 13 MONTHS.

_ga, FPID
13 MONTHS
_fbp, _fbc
90 DAYS
_ttp
13 MONTHS
_scid
400 DAYS

Click ID Restorer: Browser Privacy Bypass

Safari/Brave strip gclid to prevent ad tracking. Stape uses a hidden backup parameter to recover it.

BEFORE: yoursite.com/?gclid=Cjw...
BROWSER: yoursite.com/ (stripped)
STAPE: yoursite.com/?backup={gclid}&gclid={gclid}
→ Browser strips gclid, backup survives, server restores

Custom Loader: Ad Blocker Evasion

Routes tracking through first-party domains. Includes explicit "GA4 ad block bypass" toggle.

First-party masqueradingGTM ID encryptionAd block bypass toggle

DISTRIBUTION

Official App Stores

Shopify App Store
WordPress Plugins
Adobe Commerce
BigCommerce
Wix App Market
PrestaShop
AI-POWERED DEPLOYMENT

Stape offers MCP servers for AI assistants. Users can tell ChatGPT or Claude:

"Set up Cookie Keeper for my container"
"Configure ad blocker bypass"

Privacy bypass tools now deployable by anyone who can type a sentence.

DETECTION

IOC Signatures

URL PATTERNS
/sst/[a-z0-9]+\.js
/sst/[a-z0-9]+\?42907e71=
/sst/[a-z0-9]+/2z87\?
COOKIE FINGERPRINTS
FPID, FPAU, FPGCLAW
_dcid, stape
stape_klaviyo_*
BROWSER API TAMPERING CHECK
!fetch.toString().includes('[native code]')// returns true if hijacked