General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which goes into effect in May 2018, was designed to harmonize data privacy laws across Europe, to protect and empower all EU citizens’ data privacy and to reshape the way organizations across the region approach data privacy.
See our Guide to GDPR for a look at what you need to know and how you can prepare and comply.
IAB Europe, IAB Tech Lab release revised GDPR-consent framework
The organizations opened Transparency and Consent Framework 2.0 to comments in...
The third-party browser tracking cookie is dead. What’s next?
Marketers have relied on third-party tracking cookies for the last 25 years to track consumer behavior online. Nearly all ad tech and martech...
Recent funding news indicates increased need for data compliance management
The digital compliance industry is growing as organizations prioritize data...
Cheetah Digital’s acquisition of Wayin Inc. aims to bring first-and ‘zero-party’ data to marketers
The latest move from Cheetah Digital seeks to bring better customer data to marketers while keeping compliance at the...
Is GDPR working? Brave’s Johnny Ryan says it’s starting to, and marketers must heed the risks
Ryan believes most of the changes that GDPR will bring have yet to happen and that enforcement is only just...
Can CCPA, GDPR compliance help marketers exceed consumer expectations?
Understanding consumers expectations and the implications of data regulations can help marketers successfully (and legally) create better...
Irish GDPR investigation of Google could impact entire programmatic ecosystem
The complaint that triggered the investigation argues the programmatic RTB exposes sensitive, personal data without sufficient protection....
A year after GDPR, mobile notifications are up, location sharing is down
Airship examined mobile app permissions data from more than 700 million users...
Privacy, a year later: How the GDPR has affected AI-powered marketing
GDPR may seem like a burden but as companies rebuild trust with consumers, it will become a sustainable approach fostering both innovation and...
SAP announces secure, scalable business-to-business solutions for marketers
Software and technology provider SAP announced the launch of a new B2B software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that will allow users to securely...
IAB Europe releases new GDPR consent framework for comment
The Transparency & Consent Framework v2.0 comes amid an ever-changing ecosystem of privacy regulations, aimed at helping ad tech vendors meet...
IAB tells Congress to pass broad privacy legislation, but outlook is mixed
Though there is urgency to avoid a 'patchwork' of state privacy laws, action before 2020 election appears unlikely....
Privacy group’s accusations against IAB Europe question ‘the bedrock upon which programmatic is built’
The trade group denies that real-time bidding is incompatible with...
What the US data protection law will mean for ad tech and marketers
It's not just about GDPR and the California Consumer Privacy Act, marketers must be proactive about data privacy because a federal framework...
Exclusive: IAB Europe to release updated consent framework later this year, Google to sign on
Google has been working with IAB Europe on the updates, which will incorporate new tech and policy...
Data location vendor worked with GDPR regulator on data consent model, yielding 70% opt-in rates
Teemo says that transparency gives consumers a sense of control and they respond positively as a result....
Law that led to Google’s $56.8 million fine isn’t solely a ‘European issue,’ say U.S. marketers
Though the action doesn't affect U.S. marketers directly, many see it as an important case to...
Google slapped with $56.8 million fine for GDPR consent violations
The French privacy regulator said Google did not prominently disclose required information to users or validly obtain their consent for ad...
Digital marketing’s 2018 ‘Naughty and Nice’ just might surprise you
Blockchain and AI can’t yet generate lists for the jolly old elf, so we offer our selections for the best and worst in marketing, ads and...
Why a French ruling against a small mobile ad firm has ad tech on the defensive
Here's what recent charges against a French ad tech firm might mean for U.S....