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Alan Chapell

Member since April 2004

Alan Chapell is an attorney and industry analyst focusing on privacy within the digital media and technology landscape. Alan is also author of the Chapell Report - focusing on the intersection of privacy and strategy for the data driven advertising market. (Ping Alan for a sample copy). Chapell began his career in digital at Jupiter Research, the new media analyst firm. During his 4-1/2 years at Jupiter, Chapell attended Fordham University School of Law where he focused on human rights and the laws of the European Union. Chapell graduated from Fordham in December of 2000 and joined DoubleClick’s Diameter research group. After spending a year at DoubleClick, Chapell went to the email marketing space – working at Cheetahmail (now part of Experian) and YesMail (now part of Data Axle). Chapell saw first-hand all of the marketplace concerns surrounding the enactment of a California email law in 2003 – the one ultimately pre-empted by Can-Spam – and recognized this as a market opportunity. Chapell founded Chapell & Associates in 2003. Since then, his firm has helped over a hundred brands, advertising, technology and media companies operate in a privacy safe way. Chapell is widely recognized as a thought leader on interactive ecosystems and is regularly quoted and an oft-requested speaker on these topics. He is Board Chair of the Network Advertising Initiative, Chair of the Mobile Marketing Association Privacy Committee, on the steering committee for the IAB EU’s TCF and the former NYC chapter co-chair of the IAPP. Chapell’s practice goes beyond digital privacy. In fact, Mr. Chapell was appointed by the U.S. Trustee’s Office to serve as privacy ombudsman in over twenty different bankruptcy proceedings, including: the Chrysler, General Motors, St. Vincent’s Hospital and Eddie Bauer bankruptcy cases. Alan currently resides in New York City with his wife Maria and daughter Rose and enjoys yoga and making music. https://open.spotify.com/artist/463ZHxhSBM4CUqtLqWArrg?si=NvgdAolOSjq5N7bNdTXM6g

Articles by Alan All articles by Alan

  • Google's Industry Dialogue Over The Privacy Sandbox in Search & Performance Marketing Daily on 04/27/2023

    Google seems to be doubling down on its efforts to promote the Privacy Sandbox as an alternative to the HTTP cookie. In a blog post, Google summarizes the results of its recent listening tour.

  • An Open Letter To The Online Publishers Association in Publishing Insider on 07/17/2014

    Recently, Jason Kint of the Online Publishers Association wrote an op-ed on Do Not Track. In an attempt to paint the OPA as a leader in privacy and Do Not Track initiatives, Mr. Kint accused members of the third-party advertising technology community of "stonewalling the development of a 'Do Not Track' standard which would, in theory, give users greater control over online tracking." It would otherwise be commendable that Mr. Kint is taking a stand on privacy, except for the fact that Do Not Track doesn't stop OPA members from tracking. There's not a single thing that members won't be able to do when they see a DNT signal. And that's by design, as a result of a clandestine agreement between large first parties within the World Wide Web Consortium -- the standards body that is attempting to create the Do Not Track standard.

  • The Value Of Strong Self-Regulation in Online Media Daily on 12/07/2011

    It might be helpful for some new business models to adopt a privacy-by-design approach that's so in vogue in regulatory circles.

  • Second Look: Stanford Research On Digital Information in Online Media Daily on 10/17/2011

    The Center for Internet and Society at Stanford just issued research about privacy and Web sites. Rather than check the accuracy of the claims, the press and blogosphere just published stories with sensational headlines.

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  • Will A Real Advertising Conference Please Stand Up And Can the Rest Sit Down? by Jeffrey Lebowski (Online Media Daily on 06/07/2010)

    The Dude makes a very valid point here. I think that almost every event company could do a better job of delivering high quality content. Some shows are better at it than others. The thing that I'm baffled by is why the Dude went after Weaver. I don't know Doug. I didn't make it out to this iMedia, but I did catch a video of Doug's presentation. For the record, I thought it was fantastic - insightful, well thought out, and entertaining. I recognize that others may disagree - and that's one of the things that makes this industry so interesting. But to call him out publicly and question both Doug's and iMedia's credibility anonymously is just poor form. And frankly, I question Mediapost's editorial judgment for enabling this nonsense in the first place.

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