Most advertisers and ad networks aren’t ready to support Apple’s AppTrackingTransparency (ATT) framework or SKAdNetwork despite an impending “early spring” deadline. [If Apple is a stickler, the first day of spring is March 20.] Based on an internal audit of its clients and partners, mobile measurement provider Branch found that just 1.05% of advertisers are […]
Add the term “privacy measurement” to your repertoire. On Monday, consent management platform Sourcepoint launched a tool to help ad buyers make sure their media suppliers are up to snuff when it comes to privacy compliance, brand safety, brand suitability and data ethics. Privacy Lens, as it’s called, uses scanning technology to measure how well […]
Last week, Virginia’s house of representatives and senate passed the Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) with sweeping majorities. And so, once Gov. Ralph Northam signs the bill into law, as he’s expected to do in the coming weeks, you can add “CDPA” to your list of privacy regulation initialisms. Some are calling the CDPA, which […]
Facebook began testing a new in-app screen Monday that will appear before the opt-in prompt required in iOS 14 apps by Apple’s upcoming AppTrackingTransparency (ATT) policy. The test will roll out globally across both Instagram and the core Facebook app. The additional prompt is meant to provide more information about Facebook’s privacy controls and how […]
Developers, mark your calendars for, eh, “early spring.” That’s when Apple will start requiring apps and advertisers to get permission before they can use the IDFA for tracking and ad targeting. After leaving developers on tenterhooks for months, Apple finally shared its broad timeline for AppTrackingTransparency (ATT) implementation in a blog post on Thursday, which […]
Google shared a glimpse of its AppTrackingTransparency plan on Wednesday, but offered few details about exactly how it’s readying itself for Apple’s IDFA changes. Google did acknowledge that publishers “may see” (ahem, will likely see) a palpable impact on their Google ad revenue on iOS once Apple’s policies take effect due to reduced visibility into […]
2020 brought an identity crisis to the online advertising industry. The year started with Google answering the until-then theoretical question of what might happen to third-party cookies at some unknown point in the distant future. In July, Apple made a similar move with the announcement that its proprietary mobile device ID, the IDFA, would soon […]
Guess telcos really aren’t that into ad tech after all. On Thursday, Norwegian telco Telenor sold cross-device company Tapad to Experian in a transaction advised by LUMA Partners. Experian is acquiring 100% of Tapad for a cash consideration of roughly $280 million. Not too shabby for an ad tech company getting sold in 2020. Tapad’s […]
It’s a toss-up what’ll happen about a national privacy law, even under a Biden administration. Depending on the result of the upcoming Georgia Senate runoffs, Congress could be headed for at least two more years of gridlock. But with the recent passage of the Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) – which amends and strengthens the existing […]
🚨🚨 Privacy news 🚨🚨 The Consumer Privacy Rights Act, on the ballot as Proposition 24, has been approved by voters in California, passing with 56.1% of the vote. We are thrilled to announce the passage of #Prop24, the California Privacy Rights Act, with a decisive majority of Californians supporting the measure to strengthen consumer privacy […]
