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On 30 June, the new article 66 of the Telecommunications Law came into force. This article deals with the “right to the protection of personal data and privacy in relation to unsolicited communications, traffic and location data and subscriber directories” and specifically, in its paragraph one letter b) the right not to receive unwanted calls. […]

The EU has passed legislation that aims to (1) create a safer digital space for users and (2) create a more level playing field for businesses, namely the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA). How do the DSA and DMA apply? These rules apply to digital services. Digital services can include […]

The Data Protection Agency will subject 30,000 DPOs of public and private entities to ‘examination’. DPOs to be examined A few weeks ago the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) announced that, as part of an action coordinated at EU level by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), it will examine and analyse 30,000 data protection […]

The AEPD announced[1] this March its participation in an action with other European data protection agencies that will be focused on assessing whether organisations in various sectors of activity comply with the requirements established by the European General Data Protection Regulation, the GDPR, for the appointment of Data Protection Officers. What are the requirements to […]

How to use WhatsApp in my company in compliance with data protection regulations? WhatsApp is the instant messaging application par excellence, with more than 35 million users in Spain and more than 2 million active users worldwide at the beginning of this year. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that it has become the […]