Understand IAB Tech Lab's Global Privacy Platform (GPP) and its impact on digital advertising. Learn how this framework simplifies consent management and privacy compliance across jurisdictions.
In the complex world of privacy regulations, from EU's GDPR to Japan's APPI, keeping up with constantly changing laws across different countries and states is no small feat. To help manage this challenge, the Global Privacy Platform (GPP) has been introduced by the IAB Tech Lab. This framework aims to simplify how businesses handle user consent and compliance with various global privacy laws, ultimately streamlining operations across the digital ad ecosystem.
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The Global Privacy Platform (GPP) is a new framework developed by the IAB Tech Lab as part of the Project Rearc initiative to address the increasingly complex landscape of global privacy laws. By unifying various consent frameworks, the GPP provides a streamlined solution for managing user consent across multiple jurisdictions, including the GDPR in Europe, APPI in Japan, CCPA in California, and other emerging U.S. privacy regulations. This consolidation is vital for businesses aiming to maintain compliance without navigating the technical complications of individual frameworks.
The GPP operates as a standardized protocol, allowing advertisers, publishers, and technology vendors to transmit privacy, consent, and consumer preference signals throughout the digital ad supply chain. Instead of managing separate privacy signals for each region, GPP combines them into a single, unified consent string. This not only simplifies compliance management but also reduces the operational costs associated with adhering to a multitude of privacy laws.
The framework currently supports a range of privacy signals, including the latest IAB Europe Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) and the US Privacy specifications for states such as California, Virginia, Utah, Colorado, and Connecticut. More regions are expected to be added as new privacy laws are introduced, ensuring that businesses remain compliant as regulations evolve.
While the IAB Europe’s TCF v2.0 framework remains in place, the GPP is recommended as the main framework for handling consent signals across jurisdictions. This transition is especially useful for businesses that need to account for privacy laws in both the U.S. and Europe, as the GPP will serve as the primary platform for future user consent signaling.
The Transparency & Consent String (TC String), used by TCF v2.0, is still available and can be accessed through both the TCF-specific and GPP interfaces. The IAB has encouraged the adoption of GPP for a seamless and comprehensive approach to consent management.
Learn about the latest iteration: TCF v2.3.
Secure Privacy is excited to announce full integration with the Global Privacy Platform (GPP), enhancing our solution’s ability to handle multi-jurisdiction compliance effectively. Here’s what this means for users:
The introduction of the GPP marks a significant advancement in privacy management for digital advertising. In addition to supporting multi-jurisdictional compliance, it also enables businesses to keep up with privacy laws without implementing separate protocols for each region, making it a critical tool for efficient and long-term compliance.
By adopting the GPP, companies can leverage a unified, adaptable framework designed to accommodate future regulatory changes—simplifying global consent management, reducing compliance costs, and enhancing the user experience.
For organizations looking to keep up with privacy regulations while minimizing administrative overhead, the GPP offers a streamlined, future-proof solution that benefits both businesses and users.
