Blog Posts

IAB Tech Lab Finalizes Global Privacy Platform and Advises the Industry to Prepare for Updated US State-Level Signaling

We are excited to announce that the Global Privacy Platform (GPP) has been finalized and is ready for industry adoption. The finalization of the GPP would not have been possible without the collaborative efforts of the members of the Global Privacy Working Group and Privacy & Rearc Commit Group representing […]

IAB Tech Lab Promotes Two Executives to Drive the Industry Forward

As the ever-evolving digital advertising landscape addresses challenges while embracing new opportunities, IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standards-setting body, today announced key promotions of Shailley Singh, Executive Vice President, Product, and Chief Operating Officer, and Jill Wittkopp, Vice President, Product.

Ad Format Guidelines for Digital Video and CTV — Now Ready for Industry Adoption!

The Ad Format Guidelines for Digital Video and CTV have now been finalized following the close of a public comment period on these specifications that ended in April 2022. This update has been released following the rapid change and evolution in the video landscape since these guidelines were first launched […]

Privacy Enhancing Technologies Evolution Series (Part 1)

This blog post highlights key takeaways from IAB Tech Lab’s event on March 24th, 2022, focusing on Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs). This session was the first of IAB Tech Lab’s planned three part ‘Privacy Enhancing Technologies Evolution Series’ and is available to watch on demand here. Please sign up for […]

Global Privacy Platform: Explained

As Project Rearc continues to move into its BUILD phase, the Global Privacy Platform (GPP) is next up for finalization. The Global Privacy Platform specification went into public comment in June with a 60-day public comment period. This has recently been extended for an additional two weeks to August 15th. […]

Understanding the Impact of Platform Privacy Restrictions in the Podcast Marketplace

The IAB Tech Lab Podcast Technical working group has released guidance on how podcast platform privacy restrictions impact content creation and related advertising business models with recommendations on how the community can work together to address the situation. When Apple released the beta version of its Private Relay feature for […]

IAB Tech Lab Releases Content Taxonomy 3.0; Continues Investment in SDA’s Contextual Features within CTV, Mobile, and News Content

The IAB Tech Lab is continuing to invest in our Taxonomy portfolio, today finalizing Content Taxonomy 3.0 from its public comment period.  While core principles and taxonomical structures remain unchanged from 2.x, this update contains several important refinements to both orthogonal vectors and primary “aboutness” categories. Together, these updates will […]

IAB and IAB Tech Lab Release Statement on U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade permits states to significantly restrict women’s ability to support their families, make crucial healthcare choices, and continue to participate in the economy and society.  Furthermore, this ruling directly and disproportionately harms poor women and communities of color. As companies with […]

IAB Tech Lab Expands Open Measurement SDK to Connected TV

 IAB Tech Lab, the digital advertising technical standards-setting body, announced today that its Open Measurement SDK (OM SDK) will be made available on Connected TV (CTV) starting in Q3. One of the most widely adopted solutions from Tech Lab, OM SDK gives advertisers flexibility and choice in the verification solutions […]

Using Disclosures to Combat Fraud Collaboratively

At IAB Tech Lab we are continually working with the digital advertising industry to find ways to combat ad fraud. We believe that one key area for this effort is targeted collaboration in response to emerging ad fraud attacks. As we’ve seen in the past, there are diverse types of […]