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 […]
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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 […]
Misuse of employee´s image may breach law
One of the personal rights of employees is honour and reputation, which is contained in Article 18.1 of the Spanish […]
GDPR supports biomedical research, says Spanish data watchdog
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) supports the development of biomedical research, Spain’s data protection authority has said. In a […]
AEPD guidelines on risk assessments and data protection impact assessments
To facilitate compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation, the Spanish Data Protection Agency, or AEPD, has published data protection […]
Spanish data protection guidance ‘should help with GDPR compliance’
New guidance produced by Spain’s data protection authority should help businesses determine what security measures they need in order to […]