CG Infinity and Boltive Forge a Partnership to Enhance Data Protection

Scanning shows a snapshot. See how data, tags, and consent signals behave in real time within the browser session, and where compliance actually breaks.

Privacy does not fail at policy. It fails in production. Consent signals break, data flows where it should not, and your campaigns run on compromised inputs. This is not just compliance risk. It is revenue risk hiding in your ad supply chain.

$3.4B in 2025 privacy fines signals a shift from policy to enforcement. Regulators are targeting real UX failures, not paperwork. If consent flows break in production, you’re exposed. Compliance now requires continuous validation, not one-time setup.

COPPA’s updated rule hits its main compliance deadline April 22. The changes go beyond policy, raising the bar on how children’s data is shared, retained, and secured, and forcing teams to prove how systems behave in practice.

CIPA litigation is expanding beyond pixels to the full ad ecosystem. Learn how CMP misconfigurations, data sharing, and downstream partners create risk, and what steps teams can take to reduce exposure with stronger governance and independent verification.

Privacy compliance failures are an ad tech problem at scale. Even when CMPs are configured correctly, consent signals break across tags, partners, and bidstream flows. Regulators now expect proof of real user outcomes across thousands of domains, not just policy or setup.

Boltive is expanding its executive team to meet rising enterprise demand for real-time privacy compliance and ad security. As regulatory pressure and programmatic complexity grow, the company is scaling Privacy Guard, advancing CTV infrastructure, and accelerating innovation.

Five takeaways from Marketecture Live: the ad industry’s AI reckoning is underway. From CTV supply chain risks and residential proxy botnets to LLM advertising and agentic campaign ops, trust, verification, and infrastructure integrity are becoming critical.

CTV advertising now runs through two parallel systems: programmatic marketplaces and automated direct sales. Each introduces different privacy risks, and regulators do not distinguish between them. Compliance increasingly depends on verifying how data actually flows across both.

Celebrating Data Privacy Day with a great discussion on how agentic development impacts privacy compliance.

Digital compliance is breaking because it was built to verify intent, not behavior. As programmatic systems and generative AI execute autonomously and evolve after deployment, static audits and configuration checks fail to catch real risk. This post argues for a necessary shift t

Q1 brings new privacy enforcement in Kentucky, Rhode Island, and Indiana with stricter consent and data sharing rules. More updates hit in 2026 across CT, CO, and CA. Teams need stronger validation to avoid silent failures and rising enforcement risk.

Google’s $425M penalty shows a hard truth: opt-out controls are meaningless without proof they work. As systems grow more complex, silent failures are inevitable. Brands now need continuous, real-world verification to ensure user choices are actually honored.

The LinkedIn class action highlights a growing truth: privacy failures now happen in code, not policy. Hidden tags, SDKs, and pixels can share data after opt out. Companies need evidence-based monitoring that proves what actually happens in the browser.

Privacy and adtech risks are rising, and automation alone cannot keep pace. At the Privacy and Security Forum, Boltive showed how consent signals, tags and ads fail in real environments, and how simulated user testing helps teams catch issues early.

Discover how a major security breach in the JavaScript ecosystem compromised over 20 popular npm packages, including Prebid.js. Learn why this supply chain attack is a critical threat to ad tech and what immediate steps you can take to protect your ad stack and users.

Industry veteran brings two decades of AdTech experience to the digital compliance leader

Automation can help privacy teams reduce burnout by minimizing repetitive tasks, improving compliance accuracy, and enabling more strategic, sustainable work.

The 25th NAI Summit spotlighted three major trends redefining data governance in ad tech: national security, state collaboration, and ecosystem complexity.

From AI governance and cookie compliance to state-level enforcement and tech-savvy legal teams—discover the 6 key trends shaping privacy and security from the 2025 PSF Spring Academy.

At IAPP GPS 2025, regulators made it clear: manipulative patterns like deceptive consent designs are under fire. Learn what they are, what global enforcers found, and how to fix them before enforcement finds you.

Fresh from the 2025 IAPP Global Privacy Summit, the Boltive team shares three pivotal insights shaping the future of privacy, compliance and digital trust.

New platform streamlines and unifies popular legacy products in privacy and ad security, adding support for mobile apps and redefining digital compliance for an evolving marke

Discover key insights from the CLA Privacy Summit on what regulators want businesses to know about evolving privacy laws, compliance expectations, and best practices

How do businesses handle more consumer demand for proactive control over their personal information when regulatory bodies are giving them what they want?

With U.S. privacy laws in flux, Boltive's Privacy Guard simplifies compliance and empowers consumers with control over their data.

Empowering Brands and Publishers with Advanced AI Technology for Real-Time Ad Compliance and Enhanced Security

Learn how BuzzFeed expanded their partnership with Boltive to protect consumers on their mobile app.

Review the latest ad security data gathered by Boltive's Ad Lightning product.

From ad security to data privacy, discover all of the major milestones Boltive has achieved over the years.

Catch up on Part 2 of Christine Desrosiers’s thoughts from IAPP GPS as she dives into What Regulators Want Us To Do.

Follow along as Boltive team member, Christine Desrosiers, shares her notes from the IAPP Global Privacy Risk Summit.

In this blog post, we’ll delve into the world of deceptive non-compliant ads discussing how our Boltive AI Engine is helping combat this problem.

Discover how the Boltive Object Identification Engine revolutionizes the way we manage tags and cookies, making manual searches a thing of the past.

Boltive and CG Infinity have partnered to provide a data privacy solution in a time where privacy regulations are beginning to really ramp up.

Discover the secrets behind cookies, pixels, and tags and gain a deeper understanding of these tools and how they affect your data privacy practices.

As children and teens become more exposed to the dangers of social media and online advertising, regulators are stepping in to help protect them.

Explore Boltive’s use of artificial intelligence in the world of ad security and the ability to quickly identify and mitigate unwanted content.

Read how Sovrn Holdings leveraged Ad Lightning capabilities to defend against offensive ads.

With new state regulations around consumer data collection going into effect in 2024, top companies are taking action to ensure they are staying compliant.

Are health websites sharing personal or sensitive data? Read this report from Boltive and Consumer Reports on our findings.

With the TCF v2.2 being released in November 2023 and an updated GPP coming in January 2024, are you prepared to be compliant with these new releases.

Boltive CEO Dan Frechtling joins Kelsey McDonald on the WriteForMe podcast "Business Ninjas" to discuss data privacy.

The Boltive team is leveraging the use of Artificial Intelligence to enhance the way publishers identify and mitigate threats.

Ad Security threats come in many forms - are you prepared to identify and address them?

With new regulations recently released and more coming, are your privacy programs and technologies ready?

In this More Than a Refresh episode the panel takes a deep dive into Digital Privacy. Join along as the group further explore data privacy regulations and how to best combat non-compliance.

Boltive CEO Dan Frechtling joins Intuizi's Ron Donaire on The Data Deep Dive to discuss Boltive and how it fits into the Privacy world.

Though there are laws in place to protect health data, there are many compliance loopholes when it comes to data sharing.

Though there are laws addressing Children's Data Privacy, there is much room for improvement to protect them.

Dan talks about his journey from marketing to data privacy. He is on a mission to protect consumers from invasive media. He shares his personal story about being tracked online and how the hyper targeting he was victim of started him on his journey to Boltive.

Today on That Tech Pod, Laura and Kevin speak with CCPA & CPRA Co-author Rich Arney and Boltive CEO Dan Frechtling.

Given the uncertain macroeconomic climate, the outlook for digital ad spending is spotty at best. Over the last year we have seen that large advertisers are pulling back budgets, and it’s looking like that will only continue this year.

Technology Council Member and Boltive CEO, Dan Frechtling dives into the evolution of data privacy.

Our CEO Boltive, Dan Frechtling, has been accepted into Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only community for world-class CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, and other technology executives

Geekwire wrote about the heartening link that brought our CEO and CFO to Boltive.

Boltive's Privacy Guard was recently featured in Consumer Reports

Get the scoop about why Sephora was recently fined, and why data privacy is being overhauled in 2023

Christine Desrosiers, our Director of Product, shares an insightful and informative whitepaper on the current state of privacy compliance.

Assuming CMPs are infallible could be detrimental to your data privacy efforts, resulting in broken relationships with your consumers, damaged business reputations, and hefty fines.

Don’t miss this episode of Leadership Live where Dan Frechtling discusses loss, leadership, and data privacy – what every CEO needs to think about.

Advertisers and brands are liable for any unauthorized data sharing in their digital advertising campaigns. Comply with regulations and protect your reputation.

Wednesday, August 24 marked the end of the quiet period for enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

Our Privacy Guard solution proves to be a success by identifying critical problems for Fortune 500 brands.

Having a Consent Management Platform (CMP) does not let you off the hook if your partners accidently (or intentionally) expose your customers’ data. You need to ensure information sharing consent is given in 4 key areas or you risk brand and profit damage.

Online ads can violate privacy in a number of ways, learn more about how user data may be at risk

Understand the ad ecosystem and how Privacy Guard's technology provides tailored solutions to detect and resolve privacy issues.

Learn more about how Boltive's new tool Privacy Guard delivers key insights you need to keep your consumer data -- and your brand reputation -- safe.

Get an overview of the online ad ecosystem, and how Boltive's new tool Privacy Guard can help keep your consumer data -- and your brand reputation -- safe.

Did you know 15-30% of consent opt-outs designed to protect personal data routinely fail?

Interest Based Ads Often Share Sensitive Private Information

63 of F100 Companies Don’t Meet CCPA Standards, 33 Use Methods That Often Fail

The ad ecosystem is like the wild west. Legitimate advertisers and publishers are leaving themselves and their partners exposed to consequences due to non-compliance.

Stay ahead of the game with our article on 5 Ad Security Malware Trends for 2022 and Beyond. Protect your business from evolving threats. Read now on Boltive.

Current technologies and methods used today routinely interfere with Consumer Rights to Opt-Out. As important as it is to address dark patterns, it’s just as important to address dark signals.

While 2023 may seem like a long way off, it will come around quicker than you think. It is never too early to prepare - particularly when it comes to updating your data privacy processes to remain compliant.

As a member of the Coalition of Better Ads, Google has long been an advocate for blocking ads that hamper the user experience. But they took in one step further in fall 2020.

An interview with Rick Arney, board member of Californians for Consumer Privacy (CCP), and co-author of CCPA and CPRA

The digital advertising ecosystem is large and complex. And it’s expanding.

The perception and tolerance of digital advertising is changing.

An interview with Rick Arney, board member of Californians for Consumer Privacy (CCP), and co-author of CCPA and CPRA

3 To-Dos to Ensure Compliance & Stop Ad Privacy Violations

Our forecast of what's to come in 2022

Our Director of Product, Christine Desrosiers, discusses the current state of Ad Tech with Brand Safety Institute

Boltive featured in Quirk's Media article on how to comply with changing data privacy regulation

The next clear step in protecting against invasive media.

Several key takeaways from presentations related to California regulations.

We recently published our 2021 Q2 Malware Recap, so take a look at what has been plaguing website publishers and users this quarter.

Six months ago, we partnered with Setupad and replaced their legacy ad quality solution to improve their coverage against bad ads.

We're delighted to tell you about the significant uptick Ad Lightning has seen in platform partnerships in recent months.

We place so much importance on NPS, I wanted to take a few minutes to explain what it is and how we use it at Ad Lightning

2020 was historic, and I don’t mean that in a good way. But there’s always a silver lining, even in the most trying of times.

Ad Lightning's video QA tool maximizes publisher ROI by identifying issues before ads go live. Fast, easy, and effective. Learn more at Boltive.

This is what Ad Lightning is providing to the ecosystem with our Look at the Digital Advertising Industry in 2021 – a prescient, thoughtful, practical group of insights that publishers and platforms can use to successfully navigate an uncertain future.

We're going to show you some of the most common gaps in the ad quality armor we’ve seen in the ecosystem and discuss what you can do to fill them.

Changes to CCPA Put Retargeting in the Regulatory Bullseye