Cookies in 2025 – Trick or Treat, Part Two
Catarina Santos with guests Oluwagbenga Onojobi (Gbenga) and Holly Miller, cameo from Phil Brining
Tune into this episode of the Data Protection Made Easy podcast as our hosts Catarina Santos with guests Oluwagbenga Onojobi (Gbenga) and Holly Miller join our community of Data Protection Enthusiasts live for a discussion on cookies with a focus on the implications of consent or pay under UK GDPR and what the move to cookieless advertising means in practice. We also touch on recent regulatory opinions and enforcement trends.
Cookies in 2025 – Trick or Treat, Part Two
This Halloween special of the Data Protection Made Easy Podcast dives into two hot topics, consent or pay and cookieless advertising. Watch or listen on demand below.
Recorded: Friday 7 November 2025
Hosts: Catarina Santos with guests Oluwagbenga Onojobi (Gbenga) and Holly Miller, cameo from Phil Brining
In this 30 minute session we focus on the implications of consent or pay under UK GDPR and what the move to cookieless advertising means in practice. We also touch on recent regulatory opinions and enforcement trends. The aim is simple, give you practical clarity that reduces risk without hurting conversions.
What we cover
- The implications of consent or pay under UK GDPR and related data protection principles
- How the transition to cookieless advertising affects the lawful use of personal data
- Recent regulatory opinions and enforcement trends in the adtech space
Key takeaways
- A clearer understanding of the data protection framework as it applies to modern advertising
- Insights into compliance risks and regulator expectations
- Discussion of the challenges organisations face when aligning commercial practices with data protection law
Your hosts
Catarina Santos with guests Oluwagbenga Onojobi (Gbenga) and Holly Miller, cameo from Phil Brining.
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Missed Part One
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