Google sales reps send unsolicited commercial emails to advertisers without a CAN-SPAM-compliant opt-out, a specialist publicly alleges on LinkedIn in 2026.

Chrome for Android adds approximate location sharing, giving users a middle-ground privacy option between full location access and denial for website requests.

A CTV publisher passed invalid UID2 tokens for three months. The Trade Desk never flagged the errors, raising questions about UID2 oversight and governance.

A May 2026 study finds Global Privacy Control can partly reduce EU cookie consent banners, but regulators must first clarify how the GPC signal maps to GDPR.

Urban VPN's in-house WireGuard protocol Urban LinkX claims 5x faster connections in lab tests while Protocol Control lets users switch VPN protocols in-app.

Rakuten and impact.com on April 28 merged affiliate tech, shopper data and managed services in one performance marketing ecosystem via a new strategic alliance.

Inspired Taste surveyed 2,008 Americans: home cooks are 300% more likely to use food blogs than AI for recipes, and 125% more likely to reach for a cookbook.

Microsoft Advertising now shows conversions, clicks, and spend inside Performance Max placement reports, with auction insights and custom columns arriving soon.