IAB Europe confirmed today (March 15th, 2023) that the APD has voluntarily suspended the six-month implementation period of IAB Europe’s action plan. IAB Europe’s action plan was unexpectedly validated by the APD on January 11th, 2023, with a six-month deadline for [...]

AlgoriX, an independent global media and technology company, officially announces today (February 21st, 2023) their approved status as the latest vendor to join IAB Europe’s Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF). This endeavour is part of the company's plan to further [...]

This week: the European Commission commits to stricter GDPR monitoring, Meta sees shares rise after posting a positive outlook for 2023. Legal proceedings dominated ad tech this week, with the EU Commission announcing it will overhaul how it monitors GDPR enforcement [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the EU Commission announces it will tighten its monitoring of GDPR cases; Snap warns of a potential drop in sales after revenue growth stalled; and Tech Nation announces its closure after failing to secure government [...]

The Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD) has informed IAB Europe that it has validated all points of the action plan submitted by IAB Europe in April 2022 in compliance with the February APD decision.  The validation of the action plan confirms [...]

Equativ, the leading independent ad monetisation platform, today (October 20th, 2022) released its September 2022 Identity Indicator, providing a barometer of how digital advertising is responding to ongoing evolution in user data protection and identity innovation. The latest findings show paths [...]

Didomi, leading provider of consent and preference management software for SMB and Enterprise companies, has released a free tool to understand global privacy regulation. The "Data Privacy Barometer" is available in 5 languages (English, French, German, Italian and Spanish) and [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: SoftBank are facing a third legal fight with the head of their Chinese joint venture, Allen Wu; the CMA will oversee the development of Google's Privacy Sandbox after legally binding commitments were agreed; and a [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Facebook threatens to withdraw from Europe if data-sharing with its US operations ends; Google faces a new lawsuit of at least €2.1bn (£1bn) over shopping antitrust case; and Innovid acquires TVSquared for USD $160 million (£118m).   Facebook Threatens [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the IAB's Transparency and Consent Framework has been deemed GDPR non-compliant by the DPA; Meta's market price plummets by $20bn as its daily active users drop; and mental health helpline, Crisis Text Line, ends its [...]