{"id":17140,"date":"2020-09-21T13:01:57","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T07:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/?p=17140"},"modified":"2022-11-10T19:26:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T13:56:52","slug":"all-about-the-ads-transparency-spotlight-extension-on-google-chrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/all-about-the-ads-transparency-spotlight-extension-on-google-chrome\/","title":{"rendered":"All About the Ads Transparency Spotlight Extension on Google Chrome","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#e0ffd7\"><em>Google recently launched the <strong>Ads Transparency Spotlight extension<\/strong> that explicitly shows the information on ads displayed on any web page.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to ads and their associated transparency, Google is on a roll (pun intended!) since 2020 began.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, there was the major announcement of third-party cookies sunsetting in Chrome. Then, Google revealed their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/google-waives-ad-serving-fee-for-news-publishers-during-covid-19-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fee structure for Google Ads and Ad Manager<\/a>. Google also rolled out some important updates such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/what-publishers-need-to-know-about-googles-samesite-cookie-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SameSite cookie update<\/a>, automatic blocking of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/chrome-update-google-will-start-blocking-intrusive-ads-in-short-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">intrusive video ads<\/a>, and others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our point being that Google is aggressively on the track to making web more private for users while continuing to keep it profitable for publishers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On similar lines, Google launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/ads-transparency-spotligh\/gkbmnjmlhjnakmfjcejhlhpnibcbjdnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Ads Transparency Spotlight<\/strong><\/a>, a Chrome extension in July 2020.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this post, we help understand what this extension is all about, how it works, and what impact it\u2019ll have on publishers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/all-about-the-ads-transparency-spotlight-extension-on-google-chrome\/#What_is_the_Ads_Transparency_Spotlight_Tool\" >What is the Ads Transparency Spotlight Tool?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/all-about-the-ads-transparency-spotlight-extension-on-google-chrome\/#How_Does_the_Ads_Transparency_Spotlight_Extension_Work\" >How Does the Ads Transparency Spotlight Extension Work?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/all-about-the-ads-transparency-spotlight-extension-on-google-chrome\/#The_%E2%80%98Ads_Tab\" >The \u2018Ads\u2019 Tab<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/all-about-the-ads-transparency-spotlight-extension-on-google-chrome\/#Entities_Tab\" >Entities Tab<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/all-about-the-ads-transparency-spotlight-extension-on-google-chrome\/#How_Can_Users_Install_and_Use_this_Extension\" >How Can Users Install and Use this Extension<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/all-about-the-ads-transparency-spotlight-extension-on-google-chrome\/#What_Does_It_Mean_for_Publishers\" >What Does It Mean for Publishers?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/all-about-the-ads-transparency-spotlight-extension-on-google-chrome\/#Final_Thoughts\" >Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-what-is-the-ads-transparency-spotlight-tool\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_Ads_Transparency_Spotlight_Tool\"><\/span>What is the Ads Transparency Spotlight Tool?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As the name suggests, the tool sheds more light on the background of ads present on any web page.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through this, Google intends to bring more transparency into the relationship between ads and users. Because at the end of the day, it\u2019s the users who interact with them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><em>Our new Ads Transparency Spotlight(Alpha) extension for Chrome is part of our ongoing initiative to give people more visibility into the data used to personalize ads and more control over that data. Ultimately, we hope this will lead to better, industry-wide ads transparency and control for users.<\/em> <\/p><cite>-Google<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge users can enable this extension on their browsers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the extension is in its alpha stage right now, it provides information related to only those Google Ads which have implemented the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Ads-Transparency-Spotlight\/documentation\/blob\/main\/implement.md\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ads Transparency Spotlight (Alpha) Data Disclosure schema<\/a>. With time, Google expects the entire ad tech industry to adopt this schema while creating and displaying new ads.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the information that can be viewed about ads through this extension:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Detailed information about all ads on a web page<\/li><li>List of ad providers serving ads on a page<\/li><li>List of all companies and services who are contributing to a web page in any way<\/li><li>Reasons why ads are shown on a particular page<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-how-does-the-ads-transparency-spotlight-extension-work\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Does_the_Ads_Transparency_Spotlight_Extension_Work\"><\/span>How Does the Ads Transparency Spotlight Extension Work?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The extension works by searching metadata in the Document Object Model tree present on a web page with the following special characters:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&lt;meta name=&#8221;AdsMetadata&#8221; content=&#8221;{{ADS_METADATA}}&#8221;\/&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once that is done, the above mentioned information appears on the page.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s understand this with an example. We installed the extension and visited a webpage on <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nba.com\/?gr=www\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nba.com<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-the-ads-tab\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_%E2%80%98Ads_Tab\"><\/span>The \u2018Ads\u2019 Tab<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the screenshot below, the web page displays only one ad, and the Ads Transparency Spotlight tool rightfully displays the number of ads.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ads-transparency-spotlight-screenshot-1024x655.png\" alt=\"Ads transparency spotlight screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-17142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ads-transparency-spotlight-screenshot-1024x655.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ads-transparency-spotlight-screenshot-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ads-transparency-spotlight-screenshot-768x492.png 768w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ads-transparency-spotlight-screenshot-1536x983.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ads-transparency-spotlight-screenshot-150x96.png 150w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ads-transparency-spotlight-screenshot.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Users can also see the ad platform that is serving the ad. And a variety of other information is available as well, such as:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Your demographics<\/li><li>Marketing Campaign<\/li><li>Your location: General<\/li><li>Your interests<\/li><li>Context<\/li><li>Other information<\/li><li>Your location: Specific<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This information helps users understand <strong>why<\/strong> an ad(s) is being shown on the web page.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-entities-tab\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Entities_Tab\"><\/span>Entities Tab<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Entities tab displays the names of companies that are contributing to the web page in any way, be it serving ads or cloud storage, etc and also have access to user data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the screenshot below, all the companies that have presence on the web page are listed along with their privacy policy details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ads-transparency-spotlight-screenshot-2-1024x590.png\" alt=\"Ads transparency spotlight screenshot names of companies\" class=\"wp-image-17143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ads-transparency-spotlight-screenshot-2-1024x590.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ads-transparency-spotlight-screenshot-2-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ads-transparency-spotlight-screenshot-2-768x443.png 768w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ads-transparency-spotlight-screenshot-2-1536x885.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ads-transparency-spotlight-screenshot-2-150x86.png 150w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ads-transparency-spotlight-screenshot-2.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-how-can-users-install-and-use-this-extension\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Can_Users_Install_and_Use_this_Extension\"><\/span>How Can Users Install and Use this Extension<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-how-to wp-block-yoast-how-to-block\"><p class=\"schema-how-to-description\">The installation process is quite straightforward. Users can look for the extension in Google Chrome\u2019s store and install it on their browser.\u00a0<br\/>For using it, users need to make sure that the extension\u2019s logo appears at the top section of their browsers. Whenever a user visits a website, they should:<\/p> <ol class=\"schema-how-to-steps\"><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1668088471712\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Click on the Ads Transparency Spotlight logo.<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\"><\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1668088490369\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Scroll down on the flyout screen and view the three options available.<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\"><\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1668088497924\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Use <strong>Ads<\/strong> for viewing information about ads. Use <strong>Entities <\/strong>to view the contributing companies. And <strong>Learn More<\/strong> can be used to read official documentation.<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\"><\/p> <\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-what-does-it-mean-for-publishers\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Does_It_Mean_for_Publishers\"><\/span>What Does It Mean for Publishers?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As compared to some of the other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/adtech-trends-2022\/\">ad tech<\/a> developments that have happened recently related to ads transparency and providing users with increased control on their data, this extension appears harmless.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For starters, publishers only need to adopt the Ads Transparency Spotlight (Alpha) Data Disclosure schema to make this tool more useful. Even if they don\u2019t, there is no imposed penalty in the current alpha stage of this extension.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it\u2019s important to remember that this extension\u2019s functionality is not new. In fact, Chrome has many extensions in its store that can detect ad data through tags on a web page. Some of the common ones include Ghostery, Disconnect, Privacy Badger, etc.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from information on ads, these extensions also offer ad blocking functionality. However, the Ads Transparency Spotlight tool does not offer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/5-ad-blocking-myths\/\">ad blocking<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We encourage publishers to prepare for any immediate requirements that Google might expect of them, such as adopting the Ads Data Disclosure schema.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-final-thoughts\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Thoughts\"><\/span>Final Thoughts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s agreeable that any such changes or introduction in the ecosystem like this extension can seem intimidating in its beginning days. The important thing that publishers should remember is that user privacy would continue to be the key trend in the ad tech industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until there is a balance between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/programmatic-advertising-challenges-solutions\/\">publisher programmatic<\/a> revenue and user data privacy, where both are equally benefited, publishers must brace themselves for such announcements and rollouts in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google recently launched the Ads Transparency Spotlight extension that explicitly shows the information on ads displayed on any web page. When it comes to ads and their associated transparency, Google is on a roll (pun intended!) since 2020 began.&nbsp; First, there was the major announcement of third-party cookies sunsetting in Chrome. 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