W3C Attribution API prompts debate over the future of web measurement

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The World Wide Web Consortium’s proposed Attribution API has entered one of the most significant phases of its development, with the specification now open to broader industry review as industry stakeholders weigh its implications for privacy-preserving advertising measurement.

The web standards body, more commonly known as W3C, has been incubating the proposal within its Private Advertising Technology, or “PAT,” working group with input from representatives of major web browser providers, such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla. 

Similarities to Sandbox?

The proposal aims to provide a browser-based mechanism for measuring advertising performance without relying on cross-site tracking. The latest draft, published earlier this month, marks the beginning of a wider review process intended to solicit feedback from organizations beyond the working group before the specification advances further through the W3C standards process.

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Author: Ronan Shields

Search & Affiliate Marketing Strategist since 1993