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IAB Tech Lab Announces The Formation Of Two New Working Groups: The Privacy Sandbox Task Force And The Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee

Today, IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standards-setting body, announced the establishment of two new working groups that will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of digital media and advertising: the Privacy Sandbox Task Force and the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Subcommittee.

Upgrade to Ads.txt 1.1 with IAB Tech Lab Supply Chain Transparency: Introducing new APIs

We’re thrilled to share the Supply Chain APIs in the IAB Tech Lab Tools Portal now include the updates from Ads.txt version 1.1. The specification update was released in August 2022, and we’ve seen rapid adoption of the new version from publishers. This update introduced two directives that empower publishers […]

Introducing the IAB Tech Lab Tools Portal

Over the last two years, IAB Tech Lab has developed several new useful industry data modules and the Transparency Center has evolved into much more than supply chain transparency. For example, it now houses the MSPA Registration, the SKAdNetwork ID List, the News Media List, the Open Measurement SDK, and […]

IAB Tech Lab Sets the Pace for Trustworthy Digital Advertising

It’s been a busy 2023 for the Tech Lab Compliance team.  Over the past several months, many organizations in the digital media ecosystem have stepped up to the challenge of fostering a trustworthy digital advertising ecosystem, earning their place among the ranks of compliant companies.  As we enter the final […]

Better Floors for Variable Duration Video and Audio Ads

In a post about overhauling price floors on the Index Exchange blog, I’ve previously made the case that programmatic sellers and buyers would benefit from enhancements to how floors are signaled in OpenRTB. The programmatic industry has evolved to a point where multiple creative types, sizes, and durations can fulfill […]

US Privacy Signal Deprecation Deadline Extended To January 31, 2024

After receiving feedback from working group members and MSPA participants, IAB Tech Lab will extend support for the US Privacy signal until January 31, 2024. This is an extension beyond the deprecation deadline of September 30, 2023. This transition period will help businesses complete their technical implementation of the Global […]

ANNOUNCING PRODUCT TAXONOMY 2.0

We’re excited to announce that the new Ad Product Taxonomy 2.0 is in public comment as of August 15th, 2023 and we’re eager to share how it will improve the programmatic ecosystem.  We know that brand safety is a huge industry concern, but recognize that there are limited solutions today […]

Global Privacy Platform for Publishers

Meet the Global Privacy Platform The Global Privacy Platform (GPP) is a framework for Publishers to easily communicate user consent and privacy preference signals to all downstream partners. By participating in the GPP, Publishers help their users enforce their privacy rights with a straightforward tool. The GPP is adaptable to […]

INTRODUCING VAST SUPPORT FOR GOOGLE CHROME COOKIELESS ATTRIBUTION REPORTING

IAB Tech Lab’s Advanced TV Working Group introduces an addendum to Video Ad Serving Template (VAST) to support cookieless attribution reporting for Google Chrome browser Attribution Reporting API. Moving Away from Cookies for Attribution Reporting One of the fundamental measurement features of digital advertising is the ability to link a […]

It’s Time for Interoperable Data Clean Rooms

The IAB Tech Lab released a private audience activation specification named “Open Private Join & Activation (OPJA)” alongside the “Data Clean Rooms (DCR) Guidance” for public comments in February 2023. Since then, we have seen immense interest and received some great feedback from the industry.  The initial draft of these […]