In a recent blog post, the FTC reiterated a critical privacy principle: hashed IDs are not anonymous. Despite some companies' claims, hashing—a process that transforms data like email addresses or phone numbers into seemingly random strings—does not render data anonymous.
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Google’s surprise shift to pump the brakes on third-party cookie deprecation in Chrome is sending shockwaves through the digital advertising world. As the dust settles, let's dig into what this means for publishers, advertisers, and the future of privacy-preserving technologies.
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The race to a federal U.S. data privacy law has been a slow trudge to victory, and the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) is no different. APRA could drastically change digital advertising. By requiring explicit consent for using sensitive data, APRA could potentially hinder small businesses and publishers, threatening their…
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As digital advertising braces for the post-cookie era, publishers face significant revenue challenges and a $10 billion shortfall. The rise of privacy concerns and cookieless tracking calls for innovative solutions like Ops Mage, an AI-driven contextual targeting tool that promises precision, performance, and privacy compliance. Explore how Ops Mage can…
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With the death of cookies, the decline of MFA sites, and 96% of publishers depending on contextual targeting for their business, a paradigm switch is set to occur, placing more value, and power, to the publishers who create high-quality content.
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As new platforms emerge and the lines between CTV, linear and digital continue to blur, advertisers have no shortage of ways to reach consumers – but are they doing so effectively? With a crowded space and elusive viewers bouncing between screens, marketers need to cut through the noise and focus…
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The digital industry is now familiar with AI-driven technology because it delivers value in data analysis and ad targeting. But the focus today is on AI's potential to transform creative functions. In particular, brands should look closely at how AI can enable highly relevant, customized creative at scale. This is…
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Google Chrome’s loss of third-party cookies may mean a definite ending to decades of cookie-based targeting. However, other browsers waved goodbye to this tracking method long ago, and many Chrome users already opted out of being followed around the web for a while now. As a result, advertisers urgently need…
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Consumers encounter a digital ecosystem oversaturated with content and choices. This places advertisers and publishers on a perpetual quest to create an ideal and strategic viewer experience. And with the surge of online video consumption, the environment has become especially dynamic. As consumers spend more time online, their exposure to…
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When it comes to evolving data monetization, some publishers are blessed with substantial strong quality 1P signals, while others rely more heavily on cookie-based identity, with limited access to alternative identifiers. Given these diverse circumstances, there's no one-size-fits-all solution.
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