“Why else hold a private, closed-door meeting on the last day before GDPR enforcement begins. Google will sign up to Digital Content Next ( News Media Association ) Europe and IAB Sundar Pichai transparency and consent framework to comply with IAB (GDPR), according to publisher sources. However, many publishers did not agree with Google 's decision to hold a closed meeting with selected publishers to discuss compliance, rather they wanted Google to publicly respond to an open letter sent by media trade bodies including Digital Content Next and IAB to Google 's CEO, Sundar Pichai . There is concern the closed meeting was intended as a public relations exercise, with no real plan for change.
Google will sign up to Digital Content Next ( News Media Association ) Europe and IAB Sundar Pichai transparency and consent framework to comply with IAB (GDPR), according to publisher sources. However, many publishers did not agree with Google 's decision to hold a closed meeting with selected publishers to discuss compliance, rather they wanted Google to publicly respond to an open letter sent by media trade bodies including Digital Content Next and IAB to Google 's CEO, Sundar Pichai . There is concern the closed meeting was intended as a public relations exercise, with no real plan for change.