IAB Europe, in partnership with IAB Tech Lab, announced on 21 August 2019 the launch of the second iteration of Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) v2.0. TCF v2.0 continues to support the overall drive of the TCF to increase user transparency and choice, management by digital properties of consent and compliance and industry collaboration that centers on standardisation. Under TCF v2.0, not only can the user give or withhold consent, but they can also exercise their ‘right to object’ to data being processed on the basis of legitimate interests. It also enables greater transparency for the user, through more detailed and more easily understandable descriptions of the purposes of data processing.
At the end of Q1 2020, TCF v1.1 will no longer operate. This is the official deadline for all registered TCF vendors and CMPs to be signed up to and operating TCF v2.0.
In the run up to the switch over deadline, IAB Europe hosted a series of workshops to offer full support and guidance to CMPs and Vendors. The workshops started in January 2020 and ran through till the end of March. Hosted in 1 hour-long webinar formats, TCF experts went through everything that is needed to fully implement TCF v2.0. All webinars featured Q&A sessions and have been recorded.
Below you can access the slides and webinar recordings for all 10 workshops.
| Workshop Title | Workshop Synopsis | Time & Date | Webinar recording |
| Training 1: Policy Check 101 | An overview on the main differences in policies between v1.1 and v2.0 of the TCF. This session is for all TCF stakeholders. | 4pm CET
Thursday 16th January |
This workshop has now taken place. You can see the slides here watch the recording here. |
| Training 2: It’s all about the first impression. How the CMP UI should look in TCF v2.0. | An overview of the main differences in a CMP UI for v2.0 of the TCF. You can see best practice examples of what a CMP UI should look like in v2.0 plus guidance on correctly incorporating all policy additions for the best user experience. | 4pm CET
Tuesday 21st January |
This workshop has now taken place. You can see the slides here and watch the recording here. |
| Training 3: What actually happens when we switch over. A deep dive on the process for switching from TCF v1.1 to TCFv2.0 | This session will cover all questions related to the switch over including: how will the switch over work in practice? How long will TCF v1.1 consent strings be respected? And will it be a hard stop? | 4pm CET Tuesday 28th January | This workshop has now taken place. You can see the slides here and watch the recording here. |
| Training 4: Resource overview overload. Where to go for more detailed TCFv2.0 Technical Resources | An introduction to the different resources and libraries that have been built to help CMPs and Vendors navigate TCF v2.0. | 4pm CET Thursday 6th February | This workshop has now taken place. You can see the slides here and watch the recording here. |
| Training 5: Getting it right! (Part 1) . The do’s and don’ts of a CMP - technical implementation | An overview of the technical implementation for CMPs. | 4pm CET Tuesday 11th February | This workshop has now taken place. You can see the slides here and watch the recording here. |
| Training 6: Getting it right! (Part 2) The do’s and don’ts of a Vendor - technical implementation | An overview of the technical implementation for Vendors. | 4pm CET Thursday 13th February | This workshop has now taken place. You can see the slides here and watch the recording here. |
| Training 7: Vamp up your validation. An introduction to the CMP TCF v2.0 validator tool | An introduction to the CMP validation process for TCF v2.0. | 4pm CET Tuesday 25th February | This workshop has now taken place. You can see the slides here and watch the recording here. |
| Training 8: Ready for launch? The final Countdown to switch over | A summary of what is needed to be ready for the switch over to TCF v2.0. | 4pm CET Tuesday 10th March | This workshop has now taken place. You see the slides here and can watch the recording here. |
| Training 9: If you don’t ask, you don’t get. Q&A for CMPs | This will be a session for CMPs to ask any final questions to the IAB Europe team related to the switch over. | 4pm CET Thursday 19th March | This workshop has now taken place, you can watch the recording here |
| Training 10: If you don’t ask, you don’t get. Q&A for Vendors | This will be a session for Vendors to ask any final questions to the IAB Europe team related to the switch over. | 5pm CET Thursday 19th March | This workshop has now taken place, you can watch the recording here |
