Data + Privacy

Private right of action isn’t just a talking point for future privacy laws; it’s already law. The California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) has included an individual’s right to bring a civil suit since 1967. With privacy under unprecedented attack by data brokers and social media, it is the wrong time to weaken these protections, […]

The world of marketing measurement is buzzing about AI. But when it comes to complex techniques like media mix modeling (MMM), the field is awash with false promises about the benefits that these new technologies offer. This creates enormous risks for enterprise marketers who regularly base multimillion-dollar decisions on such models. The hard truth is […]

Every once in a while, we like to pull the curtain back here at AdExchanger and discuss how we decide what’s worth covering. Which is why this week’s episode of The Big Story opens with an important question: Why do we report on earnings calls in the first place?

A new survey from Forrester suggests that many B2C CMOs are planning to make the customer experience (CX) their top priority in 2026 — a notable shift from last year, when CX didn’t even crack the top five priorities in the same survey.

Low-quality, AI-generated content – or AI slop – is flooding the open web. The entire digital ecosystem is adapting to the challenges that generative AI’s exponential growth presents.  As someone who spends a lot of time thinking about media waste and ROAS, I’ve seen how easy it is for bad actors to spin up thousands […]

New APIs from Roku, Comcast and The Trade Desk are reshaping digital advertising, from self-serve campaign management to cross-platform measurement. But when it comes to identity and targeting, a new study finds that IP address matching is missing the mark.

Meta’s decision to withdraw from the Media Rating Council’s brand-safety audits and its subsequent loss of accreditation have sparked important questions for advertisers that depend on transparency and accountability to protect their brands online.  When one of the world’s largest advertising platforms steps away from independent verification, it’s a reminder of how critical third-party accountability […]

Ad Context Protocol (AdCP) is being sold as a magic bullet. But let’s be honest: Your first AdCP project is probably going to fail. It won’t fail because the protocol is bad; it will fail because you’ve been sold a simplistic dream – a “universal API” for ad tech – and that’s what you’re budgeting […]

Upskilling employees to use AI within organizations is far behind what it should be, according to McDonald’s Chief Data & Analytics Officer Michelle Gansle. Her keynote at MAICON earlier this month detailed how companies can reverse that trend.

With its wide adoption and independent membership, Prebid is powerful. We discuss Transaction IDs and the remedies phase of the antitrust trial with those inside and outside the org to better understand this open-source project.