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In Response to Inquiry, DAA Informs State of Texas that a Thriving Internet Economy and Effective Privacy Protection Can and Must Co-Exist

September 16, 2020

By Lou Mastria

Until a national data policy standard is enacted by Congress, we need to be vigilant educators of policymakers at all levels of government.

Last month, the Digital Advertising Alliance joined a coalition of trade organizations – all of which serve as our association Board – in providing an informational response to a State of Texas Privacy Protection Advisory Council inquiry. The DAA’s response focused on responsible data collection, digital advertising, privacy protection and related topics.

New Study Shows Ad Revenue Benefit through Cookies – Reinforcing Previous 2014 DAA Research: We Can Have Both Personalization & Ubiquitous Privacy Protections

September 5, 2019

By Lou Mastria

YourAdChoices can help strike a balance between valuable relevance and ubiquitous privacy controls.

A newly updated academic study highlighted in AdExchanger this week reinforces a previous separate study commissioned by the Digital Advertising Alliance (D

It’s Not Wonderful to Imagine a World without Self-Regulation

February 25, 2019

By Lou Mastria

Let’s take an “It’s a Wonderful Life” test to see what-could-have-been scenarios.

There’s been some discussion over the last week about the effectiveness our current self-regulatory regime for digital interest-based advertising. There is always room for improvement, a goal toward which the digital advertising industry continually works collaboratively with policymakers (and which has resulted in policy updates every two years to keep pace with this rapidly-evolving medium).

 

DAA Offers California Office of Attorney General Insights on DAA’s YourAdChoices Program and How Consumers Can Have Robust Privacy While Still Enjoying Ad-Financed Content

February 14, 2019

By Lou Mastria

DAA offers three suggestions on ways to fashion implementation of CCPA in the state to protect digital advertising without compromising consumer privacy.

This week, the Digital Advertising Alliance had the opportunity to provide comments at a California public rulemaking workshop on privacy policy making – as the state’s Office of Attorney General promulgates regulation concerning the California Consumer Privacy Act (CaCPA or CCPA), which is set to take effect on January 1, 2020.

 

Summit Snapshot ‘18: What Does GDPR Mean for the Global Advertising Ecosystem?

September 26, 2018

By Lou Mastria

Big Idea: EU’s GDPR is now enforceable. This panel explored how companies seek to comply with these new rules, investigate other oversight models, and help ensure responsible data use in digital advertising according to a respective country’s laws & regs.

“What are other jurisdictions doing in the realm of regulation, co-regulation, and self-regulation?” Shannon Yavorsky, partner at Venable LLP, posed the question to the panelists of “Reality Check: Does GDPR Make the Entire World Go Round?” during the Digital Advertising Alliance Summit18 - ADapt!

Summit Snapshot ‘18: Top Policymakers Discuss Global Data Flows for Advertising & Privacy Regulation on Different Borders

July 11, 2018

By Lou Mastria

Big Idea: Two leading policymakers spoke to DAA Summit18 participants on global data flows and consumer trust, and public- and private-sector efforts to enable and bolster both objectives.

“In many ways, it feels like we’re at a data ethics tipping point in respect to the public’s trust,” said Elizabeth Denham, information commissioner of the United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). She was featured in a video address during the DAA Summit18’s keynote policy conversation titled, “A Worldwide Marketplace for Digital Advertising Data | A Middle Road for Trade?”

DAA Webinar this Week: How to Take Ad Transparency to the Next Level and Earn Consumer Trust

April 2, 2018

By Lou Mastria

If you are involved with managing a site or running an app where interest-based advertising (IBA) is present – or where any data collection for IBA takes place – the DAA’s webinar this Thursday (April 5, 2018) is designed for you, especially.

Photo of Individuals Holding Devices in a Line

Our April 5 Webinar is for brands and publishers – both business-to-business and consumer – as well as agencies and ad tech companies with their own apps and sites, or which design and support the sites and apps of others.

Summit Snapshot: X-Factor -- Responsible Data Collection for Interest-Based Advertising Across Devices

October 7, 2017

By Lou Mastria

Big Idea: The number of different devices we use is growing -- and so are the ways they’re talking to each other. Companies are trying to keep up, connecting cross-device data and marketing responsibly, to meet consumer expectations.

Innovation at DAA Summit 2017….

As marketers continue to coalesce the customer experience through the myriad devices we interact with on a daily basis -- which comScore now estimates to be between 10 and 12 devices per household -- they are also diligently heeding ethical standards and best practices in an increasingly dynamic ecosystem.

Summit Snapshot: Is the IBA Ecosystem Ready for GDPR?

August 16, 2017

By Lou Mastria

Big Idea: Seeking concrete plans for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), companies with business in Europe are looking to their privacy teams, who are identifying practical challenges as well as opportunities.

This blog is Part II of II. Part I discusses what’s known as of June 2017 about GDPR regulation -- scheduled to take effect May 2018.  No information imparted in this blog series should be construed as legal counsel. Rather this post is strictly for information purposes only.

Heard at DAA Summit 2017...

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