BT/PageFair 2020 Report: Growth of the Blocked Web
In this sequel to the last PageFair Adblock Report, we illustrate significant new trends in consumer adoption of adblocking around the world, […]
Acquisition of Uponit!
Dear Friends of Blockthrough, It is with great excitement that we announce Blockthrough’s acquisition of Uponit, our second acquisition of a competitor […]
PageFair is joining forces with Blockthrough
We are pleased to announce that Blockthrough has acquired PageFair. Together, the combined company is the clear leader in adblock mitigation solutions, […]
Facebook and adtech face a turbulent time in Europe’s courts: the Brussels case.
This note examines a Belgian court ruling against Facebook’s tracking and approach to consent. Facebook and adtech companies should expect tough sanctions […]
Google adopts non-personal ad targeting for the GDPR
This note examines Google’s recent announcement on the GDPR. Google has sensibly adopted non-personal ad targeting. This is very significant step forward and […]
Adtech must change to protect publishers under the GDPR (IAPP podcast)
The follow up to the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ most listened to podcast of 2017. Angelique Carson of the International Association of […]
How the GDPR will disrupt Google and Facebook
Google and Facebook will be disrupted by the new European data protection rules that are due to apply in May 2018. This note explains how. Google and […]
Brand safety and the unblocked web
“Brand safety and the unblocked web” presents the findings of a research collaboration between the UK advertisers body ISBA, the Advertising Research Foundation, […]
Adblock's impact on website traffic
This whitepaper, “The Hidden Cost of Adblock”, presents the primary findings of research by Professor Benjamin Shiller (Brandeis University), Professor Joel Waldfogel […]
Scott Cunningham, IAB TechLab founder, on advertising in crisis (interview podcast)Â
In 2015 Scott Cunningham, the founder of IAB TechLab, told the world “we messed up” on behalf of the advertising industry. His […]
Why the GDPR 'legitimate interest' provision will not save you
The “legitimate interest” provision in the GDPR will not save behavioral advertising and data brokers from the challenge of obtaining consent for personally identifiable data. As previous PageFair analysis illustrates, personally identifiable data (PII) will become toxic except where it has been obtained and used with consent once the General Data Protection Regulation is applied in May 2018. Even so, many advertising intermediaries believe that they can continue to use PII data without consent because of an apparent carve-out related to “legitimate interest” contained in the GDPR. This is a false hope.