On September 11, AEPD issued a final decision against a social media company in connection with its data processing activities and issued a fine of €1.2 million.

On January 9, AUTOCONTROL, the independent advertising self-regulatory organization in Spain, announced (source document in Spanish) the implementation of a new voluntary mediation ...

In a recent decision, the Spanish DPA allowed the application of the Organic Law 15/1999 of Personal Data Protection.

On June 29, the Spanish DPA held the annual open meeting,, during which it explained the new features of the GDPR...

According to the report, telecommunications companies were the most sanctioned companies for data protection violations in Spain.

The document provides recommendations for companies regarding new obligations and requirements established by the GDPR.

On April 10, 2018, the Spanish Data Protection Agency announced that public administrations and companies required to appoint a data protection officer could communicate their appointment via an online form.

In December 2015, the SDPA published recommendations (source document in Spanish) on the right to be forgotten.

On October 5, the SDPA initiated an ex officio preliminary inquiry proceeding to review whether data communications between social networks were in accordance with the Spanish data protection regulations.

The document is divided into 29 blocks, including information transparency, data subjects' rights, records of processing activities, technical and organizational measures, and transfers of data...

On November 20, 2015, the SDPA published its Strategic Plan 2015–2019 (source document in Spanish), which targeted efficiency and optimization of data protection frameworks, alignment with the new European data protection regulations, and annual publications of compliance.

On March 14, the Spanish Data Protection Agency released basic guidelines on protecting against identity theft in telecommunications services.

SDPA To Collaborate With Counsels Of Consumers And Users

In light of recent actions against the search engine, the SDPA has been monitoring the search engine's policies with respect to individual information, consent, and exercise of privacy rights.

On March 3, the Spanish Constitutional Court issued a decision allowing employers to use video surveillance systems to record their employees without prior disclosure.

On November 12, 2015, the Spanish Supreme Court prohibited (source document in Spanish) the maintenance and transfer of files blacklisting workers.

On January 16, the Spanish DPA announced that it had authorized a certification body to provisionally certify data protection officers pursuant to the certification scheme ...

On June 29, the Spanish DPA published a guide on the processing of data captured though cameras in accordance with the GDPR ...

On August 7, the Spanish DPA published the criteria (source document in Spanish) used in the consideration of a candidate for the 2017 Personal Data Protection Awards.

In June 2017, the Spanish government published a preliminary draft of the Organic Law's 78 Articles on the Protection of Personal Data, which would repeal the Spanish Data Protection Law...