How This Briefing Works
This dossier opens with key findings, then maps the gap between what Google Gemini discloses and what BLACKOUT observed at runtime. From there: what it means for your organization, what to do about it, and the detection evidence underneath. BLACKOUT observes runtime browser behavior and cites the regulations that address each pattern — legal determinations are your counsel's call.
At a Glance
across 366 sites
vendor fires before consent
Briefing
Gemini Google operates as a dual-threat platform: exfiltrating user interaction data to feed Google's advertising monopoly (100% broker score) while deploying sophisticated tracking infrastructure (C06, C07, C10, C13, C14). The consent bypass implementation (C01, C09) ensures data collection proceeds regardless of user preferences.
What This Means For You
Sites deploying Gemini face maximum regulatory exposure due to 9-category BTI violations spanning consent, biometrics, and cross-domain tracking. The 100% broker score means all user interactions with AI features subsidize Google's competitive intelligence. Privacy-forward buyers will flag this as disqualifying.
Risk Channel Breakdown
Gemini analytics and user behavior data corrupts site measurement by routing attribution through Google's ecosystem, distorting true performance signals.
100% demand signal leakage — all user interactions with Gemini-powered features flow to Google, subsidizing competitor intelligence and market positioning.
Expands attack surface
Consent bypass mechanisms and cross-domain synchronization create GDPR exposure, with behavioral biometrics and session recording triggering Article 9 special category processing requirements.
Threat Indicators
Runtime-observed (BTI-C)
Evasion infrastructure, auditor bypass
Keystroke/mouse tracking
Full session replay
Identity stitching
Ignoring CMP signals
Device identification
Long-lived identifiers
PII deanonymization
Container/loader (neutral)
Per-code narrative explanations of what each detected behavior means for your organization
Per-code evidence with full attribution chain, severity rankings, and consequence narratives See pricing →
Claims vs. Reality
BLACKOUT analyzed Google Gemini's public claims against observed runtime behavior and identified 1 contradiction.
Full claim-vs-reality gap analysis with claim text, observed behavior, severity, regulatory citations (GDPR, CCPA, ePrivacy), and evidence pointers per gap See pricing →
What To Do
0 for current users · 3 for evaluators
contractual leverage points
Role-specific actions (security / legal / marketing / procurement), full negotiation brief with contractual language, and BTI-code-specific consequences See pricing →
Supply Chain & Pairings
Full supply-chain mapping (loads / loaded-by lists with vendor identities) and the undisclosed-subprocessor list with observation evidence See pricing →