FTC Consumer Protection Chief: No Easy Answers On Privacy, ‘Only Trade-Offs’
Privacy isn’t black-and-white, says the FTC’s Chris Mufarrige, promising evidence-driven consumer protection cases under the Trump administration.
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Data Privacy
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Court Is Back In Session; YouTube to ArtificialTube
The Google trial remedy phase is about to begin; not all of YouTube’s AI plans are hitting; and The Trade Desk’s Kokai pitch decks leave something to be desired.
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PODCAST: The Big StoryWhat Ad Lawyers Are Saying About AI
Advertising using AI-doctored images could spark legal issues if the images are misleading. Plus: the commerce reckoning.
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Always Be Closing; ‘Sadsung’ Fridges
Jimmy Kimmel Live has been suspended due to comments on Charlie Kirk; Samsung is bringing ads to your fridge; and TTD eliminates the Programmatic Table.
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How Encryption Keys Could Resolve The TID Furor
Rather than sharing universal TIDs that any DSP or curator can access, Raptive says publishers should instead share encrypted TIDs with an encryption key provided only to trusted demand-side partners.
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Clear Channel Brings Mid-Flight Measurement To Its OOH Network
Clear Channel will provide advertisers weekly, mid-flight reports on outcomes driven by its inventory in order to bring OOH measurement closer to the speed of digital.
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FTC Commissioner Mark Meador: ‘No Human Society Can Long Survive Without Consumer Trust’
Keeping American kids safe in what FTC Commissioner Mark Meador calls “an increasingly complex and fast-paced technological environment” is a top priority for the agency.
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Big Tech Barely Pays The Price; YouTube Ads Get Dynamic
Meta’s sparse settlement payout ends the Cambridge Analytica scandal with a whimper; Google brings dynamic host-read ads to YouTube; and HUMAN uncovers IVT hiding in mobile app downloads.
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The False Trade-Off: Why Marketers No Longer Have To Choose Between Precision And Scale
For too long, marketers have been stuck in a false dilemma: Do you want reach, or do you want relevance? Mass exposure, or accurate targeting?
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Endless Antitrust; Third-Party Sellers Lose Their Party Invites
The FTC probes Google and Amazon over transparency in their search businesses; Walmart will only allow authorized sellers; and Perplexity’s ad business garners criticism.
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Criteo Lays Out Its AI Ambitions And How It Might Make Money From LLMs
Criteo recently debuted new AI tech and pilot programs to a group of reporters – including a backend shopper data partnership with an unnamed LLM.
Google Ad Buyers Are (Still) Being Duped By Sophisticated Account Takeover Scams
Agency buyers are facing a new wave of Google account hijackings that steal funds and lock out admins for weeks or even months.
The Trade Desk Loses Jud Spencer, Its Longtime Engineering Lead
Spencer has exited The Trade Desk after 12 years, marking another major leadership change amid friction with ad tech trade groups and intensifying competition across the DSP landscape.
How America’s Biggest Retailers Are Rethinking Their Businesses And Their Stores
America’s biggest department stores are changing, and changing fast.
How AudienceMix Is Mixing Up The Data Sales Business
AudienceMix, a new curation startup, aims to make it more cost effective to mix and match different audience segments using only the data brands need to execute their campaigns.
Broadsign Acquires Place Exchange As The DOOH Category Hits Its Stride
On Tuesday, digital out-of-home (DOOH) ad tech startup Place Exchange was acquired by Broadsign, another out-of-home SSP.