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AppNexus

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Sets cookies
Yes
Sends PII
No
Cross-site tracking
No
Consent required
Advertising / Marketing
Transfer mechanism
EU-US Data Privacy Framework
Cookies
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Overview

Programmatic advertising platform now operating as Microsoft's Xandr. Provides real-time bidding, audience targeting, and ad serving across display, video, and native formats. Xandr was acquired by Microsoft in 2022.

Detection capabilities

Signature count
1
Detection methods
network
Property types
hostname

Performance impact

Performance Impact

Requests per page
1

Common mistakes

  • 1Firing Xandr/AppNexus pixels before obtaining explicit advertising consent
  • 2Not accounting for the data sharing inherent in RTB auctions when drafting privacy notices
  • 3Failing to implement TCF integration for automated consent signal passing

Compliance considerations

Sets third-party cookies for cross-site ad targeting and frequency capping. Participates in real-time bidding auctions where user data is broadcast to multiple parties. Requires explicit consent for advertising purposes under GDPR/ePrivacy. Subject to significant DPA scrutiny as part of the programmatic advertising ecosystem.

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