SecDSM Monthly Meeting

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Time: 7:00pm Speaker: Aaron Tekippe **Title: PrivacyTrollShield: An Open-Source Scanner for Privacy Compliance** In 2024, plaintiffs' attorneys filed 1,853 wiretapping lawsuits against companies for unauthorized tracking, including session replay tools loading before consent, Meta Pixels capturing form data, and non-functional "Decline" buttons. Each violation carries $5,000–$50,000 liability under CIPA section 631. PrivacyTrollShield is an open-source scanner that identifies these vulnerabilities in your public facing websites. It launches a headless browser to monitor all network requests before and after consent interactions, comparing actual site behavior against consent banner promises. The tool detects 40+ pre-consent trackers, flags session replay by data sensitivity, identifies form data leaks to third parties, and verifies that declining consent actually works. Aaron Tekippe is the VP of IT & Security at Openly, where he leads the organization's security and IT teams. His work spans multiple security domains including zero trust architecture, threat detection, offensive security, and privacy compliance tooling, including the open-source PrivacyTrollShield project. Before entering cybersecurity, Aaron spent nearly a decade in sales management, where he developed the communication and stakeholder management skills that now strengthen his security leadership approach. Sponsored by: [](https://www.sentinelone.com/) Hosted by: SecDSM About SecDSM: a monthly meetup group to network with other InfoSec pros and listen to short tech talks presented by your fellow members (or give a presentation yourself!) while enjoying some beer/drinks/food. No vendors, no sales pitches, no BS. The idea is to provide you actionable knowledge for you to take back to your $dayjob while building a top tier InfoSec community in the Des Moines area. If you have the desire to learn about real world InfoSec…