Apple is sticking with its anti-tracking stance by adding untargeted “search” ads which appear to show the same ad to all App Store visitors. You know, like network TV in the 1960’s. Perhaps they’ll complete the experience with reruns of Mr. Ed.
Identity resolution vendor Intent IQ has expanded its suite of customer tracking tools with Data Sharing Choice, which asks users to consent to sharing their first-party cookie ID, IP address, and browser information. Unlike other first-party-data-based solutions, Intent IQ’s Browser Identity Hub doesn’t require sharing an email address or other personal information. Intent IQ has previously introduced Mobile Identity Hub, which constructs a persistent ID by clustering mobile app user IDs.
There’s apparently some weird competition between IRI and NielsenIQ to use the word “omni”. NielsenIQ’s opener was its Omnishopper announcement, complete with “omni measurement” of the “omni-experience” across the “omnichannel” landscape. (Bonus points for inconsistent spacing and hyphens.) IRI has countered by expanding its “omnichannel measurement capabilities to offer complete coverage of the omnichannel universe with the launch of two new solutions: IRI OmniMarket™ and IRI OmniConsumer™.” That’s four “omnis” in one sentence, NielsenIQ.
Procrastinators of the world can throw a party whenever they get around to it: Google has once more pushed back complete third-party cookie deprecation. The new target is “early next year.” Reasons for the delay include concerns expressed by U.K. data regulator Information Commissioner’s Office, an ongoing inquiry by the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, and widespread discontent in the advertising ecosystem.