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Using Tag Management for Do-Not-Track

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September 9th 2011
Author
Angus Glover Wilson

ADOTAS – Tag management systems have plenty of advantages: they reduce the need for IT resources, speed up page loading time, and improve overall site performance. There’s another, equally critical advantage baked into some (but not all, it must be mentioned) tag management systems. They can help marketers, site owners, [...] more...

Evidon Reports 500,000 OBA Opt-Outs Over 50 Billion Impressions

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August 8th 2011
Author
Gavin Dunaway

ADOTAS – Shelter the children — opt-out fever has hit the nation! Evidon, which powers the Digital Advertising Alliance’s OBA self-regulatory program, announced that 500,000 browsers have opted out of behavioral targeting via the Ad Choices icon (which feels like it has been renamed about 50 times in the last [...] more...

Email and Social Opt-Ins: Not a Lifetime Commitment

Written on
August 4th 2011
Author
Wikus Engelbrecht

GRAPHICMAIL - While you may believe that certain social networks and ESPs want your soul… they will actually be quite happy just to settle for a chunk of your personal data and possession of your email address. Following the launch of Google+, for example, an airtight list of changes has appeared in [...] more...

Nine Bootlegger Lessons for Direct Marketers

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July 21st 2011
Author
Wikus Engelbrecht

GRAPHICMAIL – Electronic theft affects us all — whether you are a musician bleeding royalties from illegal MP3 downloads, whether your bank account has been compromised or whether your contact details are being listed and distributed without your permission. The piracy vs. freedom of information issue has been a hotbox of [...] more...

Government Legislation Is Gonna Break the Internet!

Written on
June 30th 2011
Author
Gavin Dunaway

And here I thought passing an online privacy bill would be a cinch for the U.S. Congress — an easy win during a difficult legislative period. But Talking Points Memo reports that the hearings of the Senate Commerce Committee’s Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance subcommittee on the seemingly infinite number [...] more...

The Opt-In Revolution Has an Asset

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June 27th 2011
Author
Gavin Dunaway

ADOTAS – I met tech journalist and investor (the term “Internet guru” jumps to mind before the gag reflex goes off) Esther Dyson at a privacy debate hosted by Morris & King in April that focused on potential “Do Not Track” legislation. Although she was just in the audience, she [...] more...

Only 30% of YouTube TrueView Ads Skipped

Written on
June 14th 2011
Author
Gavin Dunaway

ADOTAS – With all the proclaimed hate for pre-roll video ads, YouTube’s introduction of TrueView, which allows users to pass past ads after five seconds, was seen as potential folly. When given the chance, who wouldn’t skip a pre-roll ad to get their video meat? Apparently a lot of people, as YouTube [...] more...

My Personal Privacy and Opt-Out Notice

Written on
May 10th 2011
Author
J. Brooke Aker

ADOTAS – In the mail the other day I received a “Privacy and Opt-Out Notice” from my bank. Usually, like you, I throw these things away. But since the Do-Not-Track and Android\iPhone location tracking issues have raised their ugly heads I have been paying more attention. I read the notice [...] more...

Opt In or Opt Out — That Is the Question at Online Privacy Debate

Written on
April 27th 2011
Author
Gavin Dunaway

ADOTAS – Last night at Morris & King’s offices in NYC’s Flatiron district, a panel discussion on behavioral advertising and the possibility of “Do Not Track” legislation turned into an at-times feisty town hall debate as representatives from various parts of the industry — including tech journalist and startup investor Esther Dyson — [...] more...

Enhanced Notice: Recruiting Advertisers Now

Written on
February 1st 2010
Author
Chad Little

ADOTAS – On January 27, a collation of online trade groups, including the Future of Privacy Forum and the Interactive Advertising Bureau, released their proposed standards for enhanced notice, which refers to a universal phrase or symbol on ads shown to a consumer based on their demographic or behavioral data. The [...] more...



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