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Four in Five Say Availability of Free Apps Would Influence Decision on Which Mobile Phone to Purchase

NEW YORK, NY, September 28, 2020 – Americans place a value of more than $1,400 per year on the array of free digital content, services, and mobile apps that are currently funded by advertising, according to a new survey conducted by the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA). Respondents said those ad-supported content and services were worth $1,404...

Ambiguous Rules, Unconstitutional Requirements, and Lack of Time to Comply Will Hurt Californians

June 8, 2020 - Final proposed regulations submitted by the Office of the California Attorney General (CA AG) to implement the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) fail to provide businesses with needed clarity and time to comply and contain unconstitutional requirements that exceed the CA AG’s authority and could frustrate consumers, according to several leading advertising trade associations. The...

2019 NEWS ARTICLES

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Web- and App-Based Tools Now Available for Onboarding by Publishers, Brands, Agencies, Ad Tech Providers; Tools to Go Live on January 1, 2020

NEW YORK, NY – December 18, 2019 – The Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) today officially launched the onboarding process for companies across the digital advertising supply chain to use its California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Opt-Out Tools. The DAA...

Web and App-Based Tools Will Provide CCPA Opt-Out Mechanisms Giving Users Cross-Industry Control Over Sale of Personal Information

 

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Guidelines Take Effect November 1st; Enforcement Starts January 1, 2020 by Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB) and Association of National Advertisers (ANA)

NEW YORK – June 4, 2019 – The Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) today announced the timeline for enforcement of its new transparency guidelines for political advertisers, including use of the “Political Ad” icon. The new guidelines will become effective on November 1, 2019, and enforcement of compliance will begin on January 1, 2020. The independent enforcement program will be run by the Advertising Self-Regulatory Council (ASRC) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB) and Association of National Advertisers (ANA), which...

2018 NEWS ARTICLES

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Maryland Becomes First State to Approve Ad Disclosures via DAA-Type Icon

NEW YORK, NY – September 18, 2018 – The Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) today released the creative implementation guidelines for the “Political Ad” icon it announced in May as part of an advertising industry initiative to increase transparency and accountability around...

DAA Releases New Guidance & “PoliticalAd” Icon Offering Info on Political Ads; ASRC and DMA to Enforce Program Across Industry

NEW YORK, NY – May 22, 2018 –  The Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) today launched an industry-wide initiative to increase transparency and accountability around digital political ads, including new guidance for political advertisers and a “PoliticalAd” icon that will link to additional information on such ads. Compliance with the guidance will be independently enforced by the Advertising Self Regulatory Council (ASRC) and the Data & Marketing Association (DMA).

Building on the success of the DAA’s existing...

2017 NEWS ARTICLES

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New Version of Tools Addresses Non-Cookie Technologies, Offers Improved Consumer Interface and Enhanced Choice Options

WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK, NY -- April 4, 2017 -- The Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) today jointly unveiled new versions of their easy-to-use consumer choice tools for setting preferences about digital advertising data collection and use. Improvements to the NAI tool and DAA tool include an enhanced user experience, the...

2016 NEWS ARTICLES

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NEW YORK, NY – October 13, 2016 – The Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) today announced that enforcement of its guidance on the Application of the DAA Principles of Transparency and Control to Data Used Across Devices (DAA cross-device guidance) will begin on February 1, 2017. The DAA cross-device guidance will be independently enforced by the Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB) and the...

Three-Quarters Say They Would Reduce Online and Mobile Activities a 'Great Deal' If They Had to Pay for Free Ad-Supported Content and Services

NEW YORK, NY - May 11, 2016 - Americans assigned a value of nearly $1,200 per year to the array of free, ad-supported services and content currently available to them on computers and mobile devices, according to a groundbreaking survey conducted by Zogby Analytics. More than 85 percent of respondents said they preferred an ad-supported Internet model instead of paying for online content, and three-quarters said they would reduce their online activities "a great deal" if they had to pay for those services and content.

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