With “uncertainty” being a major theme in our industry at large, the need for tighter and clearly defined standards is at an all-time high. This is not lost on IABs globally as they turn their attention towards two important initiatives…
Read MoreEarlier this week the IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standard-setting body, announced its key priorities and action plan for 2023 The Tech Lab’s roadmap encompasses all five pillars of the body’s work: consumer privacy, addressability and privacy…
Read MorePrivacy and AI have been keeping us busy on the policy front at IAB Canada. ISED’s newly tabled Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022 has a lot of new elements to unpack and we’re on the case. Aside from a revised private…
Read MoreJust last week, on the heels of another high-profile brand finding themselves in hot water with the OPC, Minister Champaign expressed his party’s strong desire to get back to work on the Digital Charter and drafting new federal privacy legislation…
Read MoreThe release of IAB Tech Lab’s Global Privacy Platform this quarter marks an achievement of enormous effort involving stakeholders working together from across the globe for over 2 years. This week, Anthony Katsur, CEO of IAB Tech Lab, shared his…
Read MoreIAB Canada had a strong iGaming Working Group kick-off session today with solid attendance from agencies, publishers, ad tech and operators all committed to the success of a responsible iGaming market in Ontario. Our special guest, Jeff Harris, Director, Financial Advisory…
Read MoreBy September 2022, any organization in Canada that works with the Quebec market will need to come into compliance with the newly amended Quebec privacy legislation. This slate of new requirements rolls out in phases and eventually, in 2023, we…
Read MoreJust last week the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Daniel Therrien released what could be his final op-ed as he inches closer to the end of his term. Referencing everything from 9/11 to Snowden, he tells the familiar tale calling out…
Read MoreOn Tuesday, April 5, 2022, Ottawa announced plans to pass a new bill that aims to enhance fairness in the Canadian digital news marketplace and contributes to the sustainability of independent local news businesses. IAB Canada has been concerned with…
Read MoreToday, IAB Europe submitted the action plan required by the Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD)’s decision on IAB Europe and the Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF). This marks a key milestone in the two-phase remediation period foreseen in the decision…
Read MoreIAB has released its fifth annual report on the state of data and measurement with input from over 200 industry leaders across brands, agencies, publishers, ad tech, and data companies. On theme for the IAB Annual Leadership Summit taking place…
Read MoreAs we review the recently released details behind the APD ruling on the IAB Europe TCF framework, we are collectively learning a great deal about the contours of the law itself and are working to better understand what kind of…
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