CDP Institute

Claiming to be the “first of its kind” in Europe for bringing suit against a tech firm on behalf of children, this alleges YouTube’s methods of targeting children constitutes “major breaches” of UK and EU privacy and data rules. Specifically, YouTube is accused of harvesting kids’ data without parental consent. The suit has been filed on behalf of more than 5 million British children and their parents.

IAB Tech Lab looks to re-architect digital marketing IAB Tech Lab’s Board this month committed to collaborate to achieve privacy-centric solutions to preserve addressable advertising as part of their Project Rearc initiative. Key principles include having device agnostic solutions that put consumers first; offering consumers predictable privacy; providing user-friendly, transparent privacy controls; and ensuring ongoing adherence to consumer privacy choices.

“Pay close attention to data collection, transmission and storage practices of app partners.”

Luxury Institute: Marketers must make privacy a top brand asset  In a survey conducted by Transcend, 98% of 1,000 consumers agreed data privacy is important to them and will be even more critical in the next five years. The Luxury Institute views the management of privacy as a missed opportunity for companies – viewed more as a legal task than a marketing opportunity. They say companies must reverse that and play to win by creating “personal data pods,” so consumers can actively manage their data assets.