How This Briefing Works
This dossier opens with key findings, then maps the gap between what Sheets Google 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 34 sites
vendor fires before consent
Briefing
Platform vendor with analytics integration capabilities. Combines behavioral biometrics, cross-domain sync, and consent bypass when used for visitor data collection. Creates Broker risk through cross-domain data exposure and Counselor liability from pre-consent activation.
What This Means For You
Teams gain spreadsheet-based analytics but expose visitor data through Google infrastructure sync (Broker). Legal teams face consent bypass liability from pre-consent data collection. IT teams must audit Sheets integration timing against consent framework.
Risk Channel Breakdown
Distorts attribution data
Analytics data syncing to Sheets exposes visitor behavior to Google ecosystem and users with sheet access
Expands attack surface
Data collection and cross-domain sync initiate before consent when Sheets integration deployed for analytics
Threat Indicators
Runtime-observed (BTI-C)
Keystroke/mouse tracking
Identity stitching
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 Sheets Google'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 →