Scott Dooley The UK has new data protection laws. Again. But before you start panicking about another massive compliance overhaul, take a breath. This isn’t GDPR 2.0 – it’s more like GDPR 1.1. The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 became law on 19 June 2025¹, and while it sounds scary, most small and medium businesses won’t …
One important mechanism that empowers individuals (data subjects) under GDPR is the Data Subject Access Request (DSAR).
In light of data protection laws like GDPR and the ePrivacy Regulations (PECR) you may be concerned about whether your Wordpress website is placing cookies on your visitors devices – and whether you should be concerned about this.
This action follows discussions with the ICO regarding a controversial pilot program that tracked the GPS locations of up to 600 migrants who entered the UK via unauthorised routes and were in immigration bail.
At Measured Collective, we are always striving to provide the best possible learning experience for our community of over 5,000 people who have joined us to deepen their understanding of data protection and GDPR compliance.
It’s one of the most flexible lawful bases under GDPR but applying it comes with some caveats.
Without good training, staff will lack the awareness required to complete their day to day tasks in a GDPR compliant manner. They are then more likely to make mistakes which can lead to fines or enforcement action.
Forms are a practical way to gather data but can also be a GDPR compliance risk if not set up correctly.
Marketers should be aware that using these tools and their features can cause a legal compliance headache when it comes to data privacy laws like GDPR because of the sheer volume of personal data and data transfers required to make these campaigns work.
The UK government recently published the outcome of their consultation on the Data Reform Bill (now known as the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill) – a collection of sweeping policy changes “designed to make the UK the best place for businesses and scientific institutes to undertake data-driven activity”.
