How This Briefing Works
This dossier opens with key findings, then maps the gap between what Koala 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 6 sites
vendor fires before consent
Briefing
Visitor identification vendor embedding maximum surveillance capabilities. Behavioral capture (C06), session recording (C07), consent bypass (C09), identity resolution (C14), and tag manager injection (C15) create comprehensive browser surveillance for deanonymization.
What This Means For You
Organizations deploying Koala face maximum deanonymization liability. Multi-vector surveillance (biometrics, recording, identity linkage) creates compounding compliance exposure. Pre-consent deanonymization violates fundamental privacy requirements. Sales intelligence derived from non-consented comprehensive surveillance produces legally indefensible lead generation.
Risk Channel Breakdown
Distorts attribution data
C06 behavioral biometrics fingerprint users; C07 session recording captures all interactions; C14 identity resolution merges anonymous sessions with known identities; C15 tag manager injection enables dynamic capability deployment
Expands attack surface
C09 consent bypass allows deanonymization before user acknowledgment
Threat Indicators
Runtime-observed (BTI-C)
Keystroke/mouse tracking
Full session replay
Identity stitching
Ignoring CMP signals
PII deanonymization
Container/loader (neutral)
Per-code narrative explanations of what each detected behavior means for your organization
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Claims vs. Reality
BLACKOUT analyzed Koala'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
5 for current users · 4 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
rb2b, liveintent_advertising, hubspot…
Full supply-chain mapping (loads / loaded-by lists with vendor identities) and the undisclosed-subprocessor list with observation evidence See pricing →