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Consumers are increasingly concerned with the life of their data online. Who has my data? What are they using it for? What rights do I have? Legislators are listening; they’re taking action to protect consumers and regulate data processing in organizations throughout the country. It’s great news for consumers who want to know about, access, and make certain decisions regarding their personal data. But what does the new legislative landscape mean for you, as an advertiser who relies on personal data to make critical campaign targeting decisions?

You may have watched Meet the Press on Sunday. You’d be among anywhere from 2 to 4 million other viewers between the ages of 25 to 54 enjoying the longest-running, top-rated NBC interview news program.

You have a job to do - legislation to influence, a company reputation to defend, and revenue to grow. But somewhere else in your organization, there’s a marketing department with goals of its own that seem to inch deeper into your territory with each passing day. The distinctive roles of marketing and public affairs are fading. They are beginning to blur together.

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) awareness is surging. Legislators and consumers alike are weighing the impact of their investments, purchases, partnerships, and patronage with organizations based on how environmentally and socially conscious those organizations are. But how is that heightened interest advancing or impeding our national trajectory?

Jargon slows everyone down. And when you want to find audience tools that work or get down to the nitty-gritty with a potential audience partner, nobody wants to stop the conversation and say, “what’s that mean?” But there are terms you may not know, and you’re right to want answers. Tunnl has spent years connecting advertisers to their target audiences. The best conversations we’ve had with clients and partners all have one thing in common: we’re all on the same page. This glossary will give meaning to the terms you’ll hear from the Tunnl team and throughout your search for audience solutions. So, instead of spending calls feeling like you’re trapped in a vocabulary quiz, you can ask more meaningful questions and find the answers you need faster.

There have been so many privacy updates and changes to data regulations that it can be hard to keep track of it all. One of the companies that has been making what seems like constant changes? Google. The tech giant recently announced that it would be rolling back FLoC. This announcement confused many advertisers because not many people were aware of FLoC or what it was.