How This Briefing Works
This dossier opens with key findings, then maps the gap between what Pocus 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 3 sites
vendor fires before consent
Briefing
Pocus activates visitor identification scripts before consent, matching IP addresses and device fingerprints to company databases. Session recording captures interaction patterns for revenue signal analysis. Identity resolution links anonymous sessions to firmographic and individual records. Pre-consent tracking enables account-based targeting without lawful basis.
What This Means For You
Sales loses real-time account intelligence if Pocus is removed. Product-led sales workflows degrade without visitor-to-account linkage. Revenue team cannot prioritize accounts based on product usage signals. However, retention creates exposure: regulatory complaints for unlawful identity processing, session recording potentially capturing sensitive product usage data, reputational harm if visitor surveillance practices become public.
Risk Channel Breakdown
Distorts attribution data
Deanonymized visitor identities and session recordings feed sales intelligence platforms, exposing individual browsing behavior to account teams and potentially competitive intelligence.
Expands attack surface
Pre-consent identity resolution and session recording violate GDPR Article 6 lawful basis requirements and create consent bypass liability.
Threat Indicators
Runtime-observed (BTI-C)
Full session replay
Ignoring CMP signals
PII deanonymization
Per-code narrative explanations of what each detected behavior means for your organization
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Claims vs. Reality
BLACKOUT analyzed Pocus'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
4 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
Full supply-chain mapping (loads / loaded-by lists with vendor identities) and the undisclosed-subprocessor list with observation evidence See pricing →