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Mar 24, 2022
First-party IDs and identity resolution methods explained
The digital advertising ecosystem is heavily reliant on conventional identification tools that are set to be blocked soon. Ad tech platforms have built their technology on third-party cookies and mobile ad IDs to enable brands to deliver personalized experiences to their audience. Third-party cookies and MAIDs have been used as deterministic signals to identify, track, […]
Mar 17, 2022
Q&A with ID5: InMobi
In this issue of ID5’s Partner Q&A series, we sit down with InMobi‘s Senior Product Marketing Manager, Cecilia N’zaou to discuss all things mobile addressability, IDFA limitations, UnifID results, and more. What is the series all about? The Q&A with ID5 series invites its publisher, advertiser, and platform partners to share their insights on the […]
Mar 09, 2022
The Identity landscape: introduction and different approaches to identification
This blog post is the first of a series that aims to explain the difference between all the identity solutions available in the market, the use cases they solve, as well as the role that different companies play in the identity landscape
Feb 22, 2022
Q&A with ID5: Slickdeals
Introducing the Q&A blog series with ID5, where we invite publisher, advertiser and adtech partners from across the globe to share their insights about the current state of the industry and beyond. Tune in each month as industry leaders answer our questions on their identity strategies, client concerns, the sustainable future of digital advertising, and […]
Feb 04, 2022
ID5’s point of view on the Belgian DPA’s ruling on the IAB Europe’s TCF
ID5 has reviewed the decision by the Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD) regarding the IAB Europe’s Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF). As a company, we have always been supportive of the TCF, contributing to its definition and implementation via our involvement with the IAB Tech Lab. We have also been a regular advocate of higher […]
Dec 20, 2021
Addressing the Adalytics report – investigation results
20 December 2021 Following the Adalytics research reported in a TechCrunch article published on Friday, Dec 17, the ID5 team has paused all its activities in Europe and launched a thorough analysis of the suggestion that we were storing cookies on users’ devices even when they did not consent to us processing personal data about […]
Dec 17, 2021
Addressing the TechCrunch article and Adalytics report – a message from ID5’s CEO
17 December 2021 On behalf of ID5, I want to address the article published by TechCrunch referring to an Adalytics report in which ID5 is accused of not respecting users’ opt-out signals transmitted to us via TCF Consent Strings. ID5 has built an identification infrastructure enabling data-driven advertising while respecting users’ privacy preferences. We believe […]
Dec 13, 2021
The Essential Ingredients To Create A Future-Proofed Infrastructure
How can the adtech industry ensure its long-term sustainability? The forthcoming deprecation of third-party cookies, as well as mobile advertiser IDs (MAIDs), have been of grave concern to many within the industry since they were announced. Publishers and app developers currently rely on third-party cookies and MAIDs to better monetise their inventory, while brands leverage […]
Dec 07, 2021
Verve Group and Scream Malmo increase reach by 21% by activating the ID5 ID via PubMatic
Understanding and navigating the identity space can be a daunting task, but one thing we do know for sure is that time is limited in preparing for the cookie-less future. Google may have extended the cookie deadline, but this should be seen as more time to test and prepare for the inevitable: that a better […]
Nov 03, 2021
The Future Of Identity Is Simple. Here’s What’s Holding It Back.
Identity is making lots of headlines. What used to be a niche topic is getting a lot of attention now that the means to it are at risk. The good news is that, as the cookie panic subsides, it’s giving way to an open-mindedness toward the future of identity across the advertising industry. All of […]
Jun 24, 2021
Google’s announcement on pushing back the third-party cookie deadline gives the Open Web more time to get things right
Another week, another bombshell announcement in the world of advertising identity. This time, it’s Google pushing back their ultimatum for the deprecation of third-party cookies in Chrome. Good news for most of us probably, but also a two-sided announcement. On the one hand, this news will come as a relief to publishers and platforms who […]
Mar 04, 2021
Google’s announcement on identifiers is a big opportunity for the Open Web
Google announced yesterday that its advertising stack (i.e. mainly the ad manager publisher ad server, the Open Bidding and Adex ad exchanges, and the DV360 buy-side platform) will not build, or use, next-generation user IDs created to replace third-party cookies. This does not come as a huge surprise to us. ID5’s strategy has always been […]