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| howdy! howdy! howdy! howdy! Privacy | IAB Tech Lab unveils new working group to tackle evolving consent frameworks | The IAB’s Annual Leadership Meeting kicks off today, its first IRL conference (remember those?) since 2020 when it declared “Project Rearc”, a.k.a. the hunt for a third-party cookie alternative. This time, the trade body wants to explore “privacy-enhancing technology”, also known as “PETs” with its recently unveiled working group. The “PETs” Working Group enters the […] | | howdy! |