How This Briefing Works
This dossier opens with key findings, then maps the gap between what Invibes 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 1 sites
vendor fires before consent
Briefing
In-feed advertising platform that captures behavioral patterns before consent for audience targeting. Tracks scroll depth, viewability timing, and interaction patterns to optimize native ad delivery. Primary risk: behavioral biometrics for advertising without consent creates GDPR special category violation.
What This Means For You
Marketing teams gain native ad optimization but inherit biometric data processing liability. Legal teams face dual violation: consent bypass PLUS special category data processing without legal basis. Budget owners pay for advertising that creates behavioral surveillance risk when contextual alternatives exist.
Risk Channel Breakdown
Distorts attribution data
Behavioral biometrics enable audience profiling and engagement prediction for ad targeting. Scroll patterns and attention timing create behavioral fingerprints usable for advertising optimization.
Expands attack surface
Loads behavioral tracking before consent banner interaction, then captures biometric data throughout session. Creates per-visitor GDPR Article 7 violation plus Article 9 special category data processing without legal basis.
Threat Indicators
Runtime-observed (BTI-C)
Keystroke/mouse tracking
Ignoring CMP signals
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 Invibes'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
3 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 →