Feroot adds code-free consent auditing for native mobile apps

Feroot Security has expanded DXComply with external auditing for iOS and Android apps, letting privacy and security teams verify whether user consent choices are honored without SDK integration or code changes. The launch comes as companies face gaps in consent enforcement and growing pressure to prove downstream data behavior.

Why it matters: - Native mobile apps have been a blind spot for consent verification. - Feroot's update gives privacy, GRC, security and legal teams a way to check whether consent choices actually hold after a user taps accept or decline. - The feature is aimed at helping organizations find consent gaps faster and preserve evidence for remediation and compliance reviews.

What happened: - Feroot Security expanded DXComply with external consent auditing for iOS and Android apps. - The new capability works without SDK integration or changes to application code. - The release complements DXComply's existing internal mobile auditing tools. - Feroot says the update is available now.

The details: - DXComply works alongside an organization’s consent management platform to verify what happens after a user makes a consent choice. - The platform links the consent choice to observed vendor activity and the destination of resulting requests. - DXComply surfaces prioritized findings to help teams decide what to investigate and remediate first. - The platform can route findings into Jira, ServiceNow and Slack. - DXComply also traces cross-border data flows beyond a vendor’s stated country of registration. - The system preserves dated, exportable evidence, including observed consent behavior, vendor activity, request destinations and supporting session data. - Feroot says the evidence can support investigation, remediation and compliance reporting. - DXComply is one of three products in Feroot's Digital User Experience Security and Compliance Platform. - The other products are DXSecure, which protects against malicious scripts and data exfiltration, and PaymentGuard, which automates PCI DSS 4.0.1 compliance.

Between the lines: - A recorded consent choice does not necessarily mean downstream scripts, SDKs and vendors stop collecting data. - Manual consent auditing is difficult to scale across websites, apps and jurisdictions. - Feroot framed native mobile apps as especially hard to audit because verification has traditionally required source code access, SDK integration or manual instrumentation. - CEO Ivan Tsarynny said the update is meant to give teams a fuller view of whether user choices are honored.

What's next: - Organizations can request a demo or use the DXComply page to learn more. - Feroot is positioning DXComply as part of a broader platform for security and compliance across websites and mobile applications. - The company says its platform supports more than 70 global regulations, frameworks and standards, including PCI DSS 4.0.1 Req. 6.4.3 and 11.6.1, HIPAA, GDPR and CCPA.

The bottom line: - Feroot is trying to close the gap between consent selection and actual data behavior in native mobile apps, without requiring developers to modify app code.