Summit Snapshot: Policymaker Perspective -- A Conversation with the FTC’s Maneesha Mithal
By By Lou Mastria
Big Idea: The Digital Advertising Alliance’s continued open dialogue with the Federal Trade Commission informs industry self-regulation.


Association leaders affiliated with the founding of the Digital Advertising Alliance announced their support today (November 16, 2015) with the unveiling of DAA guidance, "Application of the DAA Principles of Transparency and Control to Data Used Across Devices."
Their reaction includes:
Nancy Hill, President and CEO, 4As (American Association of Advertising Agencies)
With 104,000 marketers gathering at Mobile World Congress 2016 in late February, one dominant conversation was operability connected to responsible data collection and use for interest-based advertising.
While many changes may be in the offing, reliable, meaningful and industry-wide guidance for responsible data collection for interest-based advertising in apps and on the mobile Web are well established. In the United States, mobile remains a Digital Advertising Alliance priority.
WASHINGTON (June 5, 2013) -- Technology and policy leaders from around the world today will gather to discuss the role of effective self-regulation in ensuring the future of advertising-supported Internet content. The first Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) summit will address the continuing evolution of the DAA program and its role in enhancing transparency and consumer privacy choice online.

The Digital Advertising Alliance hosted its second annual Summit for participants – its first on the West Coast – on Thursday, June 26, at the stunning art-deco City Club of San Francisco.
This post is another in a series of summaries from our recent Digital Advertising Alliance Summit 2014.
A panel keynote session at the 2014 DAA's Annual Summit, "The Multi-Screen Majority — Preserving Consumer Advertising Relevancy and Control," offered interesting perspective on how the proliferation of digital devices and their multiple and simultaneous use by consumers is changing the landscape for online advertising.
The following post is another part of our DAA Summit 2014 coverage series.
While much of the Digital Advertising Alliance Summit 2014 focused on the big ideas, trends and data associated with the macro world of interest based advertising, this particular panel moderated by Interactive Advertising Bureau Senior Director of Public Policy Alison Pepper, pivoted the conversation a bit toward the day-to-day benefits that relevant advertising means to small businesses operating in the online space.
This blog post is another in our continuing series of coverage from #DAASummit2014, held June 26 in San Francisco.
This blog post is another in our continuing series of coverage from #DAASummit2014, held June 26 in San Francisco.
One of the remarks made by the Federal Trade Commission’s Jessica Rich, as she spoke during a keynote address at the Digital Advertising Alliance Summit, was her ticking off a list of hallmarks for successful self-regulation. Independent enforcement, backed by the power to refer to a government agency when necessary, is one such hallmark.