New Spanish Data Protection Act partly nullified by the Constitutional Court
On 22 May 2019 it was disclosed that the Spanish Constitutional Court had decided to nullify indent 2 of the […]
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The Spanish DPA publishes a list of processing operations for which a DPIA is mandatory
After having received the favorable opinion of the European Data Protection Board, the Spanish Data Protection Agency (“AEPD”) released last […]
Spain: Guide on cyber incidents establishes a “one-stop notification system”
The Government of Spain announced, on 23 January 2019, that it had issued a guide on the notification and management […]
In Spain, data breach notifications increase since the entry into application of the GDPR
The Spanish data protection authority – Agencia Española de Protección de Datos or AEPD – has received 418 notifications of […]
Spain finalises new data protection and digital rights law
A new law on data protection and digital rights has been approved by Spain’s parliament and will come into force […]
New Spanish Data Protection Law raises concerns over the use of sensitive data by political parties
The new Law on Data Protection and Digital Rights (LOPD), recently enacted in Spain, includes a highly controversial provision allowing […]
New Spanish data law could undermine the integrity of democracy
On Wednesday, the Spanish senate gave the green light to an online data protection law which may enable political parties […]
Spanish Senate signs-off new GDPR-compliant Data Protection Act
After a very long delay and amidst rumors that the Spanish Parliament could be dissolved and early elections called, the […]
Spain approves royal decree to overcome GDPR uncertainty
The Spanish government has approved a Royal Decree designed as a temporary measure to reconcile contradictions between existing Spanish data […]
Spanish Government approves new Decree-Law on Data Protection matters
Due to the complex balances inside the Spanish Parliament, Spain has been unable to put in place to date (July […]
Telefonica breach leaves data on millions exposed
Identity and payment information – including land line and mobile numbers, national ID numbers, addresses, banks, names and call records […]
Spanish court admits emails from internal investigation as evidence
A judicial decision, issued by the employment division of the Spanish Supreme Court, has confirmed the admissibility as evidence, to […]