The director of the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD), Mar España, and the president of the General Council of Psychology (COP), Francisco Santolaya, have signed an action protocol with the aim of promoting privacy on...
We are used to seeing in countless digital and physical publications, from influencers, magazines, blogs, websites, social media posts...
The GDPR makes the legitimacy of the processing of personal data conditional on a basis that justifies it. Thus, if the processor intends to collect and process personal data of a minor, it must comply...
In the following article we will see what novelties Web 3.0 intends to bring and whether it has implications in terms of data protection....
The purpose of said draft Law is to create an autonomous body that has been called the Spanish Office of Copyright and Related Rights (hereinafter, "OEDAC")...
Let's imagine a new band that has already recorded their first demo, with reasonable but improvable quality, and has played in several local’s bars, not only for friends and family, but also has been contacted...
Keeping a register of processing activities (hereinafter "RoPA") can be considered one of the most important requirements arising from the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter "GDPR")...
Chat GPT is a prototype chatbot launched by OpenAI in late 2022 that uses artificial intelligence to answer questions and perform conversational tasks with humans....
The EDPB has concluded that it is necessary to include a button or option on the first layer, so that the User can explicitly reject all cookies, except those that are technical or necessary....
Video games are works protected by intellectual property rights. This assertion is clear from both the international perspective, that is, the Berne Convention...
The Robinson List is an advertising exclusion service, created with the purpose that those who are registered in it do not receive any type of commercial communication without their consent. ...
In this way, the Gambling or Gaming Law contemplates the implementation of an interconnection of the registers....
Requesting for a photocopy of the Identity Card by default in the context of handling a request for the exercise of data subjects' rights may constitute an unjustified and impertinent practice....
The Omnibus Directive, transposed in Spain by Royal Decree-Law 24/2021 of 2 November 2021, aims, among other issues, to enhance commercial transparency to improve consumer protection and to establish solid mechanisms to combat unfair practices,...
The distortion of free competition is contemplated in Article 3 of the Law on the Defense of Unfair Competition (LDCD)...
Once this small nuance has been made, we will analyse from a digital law perspective the impact of these "metaverses" on the different sectors of law...
We live in a time in which new technologies have advanced in such a way that access to them and to the communication networks that have arisen around them have made the dissemination of our...
Article 73 of the Spanish LOPDGDD establishes that not having a DPO in accordance with the requirements of the GDPR may be considered a serious infringement....
Last December, the Court of Justice of the European Union (hereinafter, "CJEU"), in its capacity as the court responsible for interpreting European legislation to ensure its uniform application in all Member States, issued a ruling...
Companies are increasingly exposed to the risk of non-compliance, which could lead to compliance sanctions by the competent authorities and, in the most serious cases, even to the dissolution of the company itself....
Tattoos, as a form of personal or artistic expression, have come to the reality of video games as an additional way to personalize characters....
Originally, the aforementioned Regulation was expected to be ready in May 2018, with the entry into force of the GDPR, expected to be ready on the date of entry into force of the GDPR, however,...
Data scraping is a technique that allows the user to obtain data from the reading of a website through the use of an automated software, after which this information can be distributed in online forums...
The GDPR introduced the concept of a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA). From that moment on, it is mandatory for the Control Authorities to establish indicative lists of data processings that do not require impact...
The development of new technologies carries an increase in the risks to the right to respect for privacy, triggering a need for the stablishment of new rules specifically regulating and protecting the processing of citizens'...
Intellectual property rights are essential for economic activity and growth as they provide significant value to their owners and to the economy in general. ...
The Spanish company Techpump Solutions, S.L., owner of five websites with adult content, has been sanctioned by the Spanish Data Protection Agency ("AEPD"), with Euro 525,000 for failing to comply with current regulations on privacy...
In addition, the Guide is complemented by a free, downloadable tool to enable all types of organizations to anonymize data processed correctly and through the implementation of simple techniques to achieve the desired goal....
In this regard, the CNMV has requested explanations and clarifications from these influencers regarding their activity in this sector. ...
SIM Swapping is the term used to describe a new type of scam wherein an individual successfully duplicates a SIM card despite not being the phone line owner. ...
Biometric identification is defined as the technology of facial recognition of individuals through unique physical traits held by each individual. It focuses, for the most part, on facial, voice, fingerprint or iris recognition. ...
The aim of this paper is to elucidate the most common misconceptions surrounding machine learning systems, as well as to underline the importance of implementing these technologies in accordance with EU values, data protection principles...
Given the growing importance of crypto assets in general in our financial system, both the legislator and the CNMV have seen fit to take a stance on the matter....
Legaltech is a concept that comes from the union of the words "Technology" and "Legal", which defines the use of technology to provide legal services. In other words, it is the use of technology to...
The reporting channels are aimed at providing "a safe alternative to silence" for those who, in good faith, wish to report possible situations of conflicts of interest or acts of corruption. ...
That is why both the EUIPO and the EU itself have a fundamental role in supporting the custody of the creations of SMEs, placing the custody of intellectual property creations in the central axis of...
The content of the Project of Law establishes minimum quality parameters to be met by customer services in order to reduce the large number of complaints and claims received by the Public Administrations from consumers....
Is it possible to do product placement in the Metaverse? We reflect on the different possibilities to advertise in the Metaverse...
Everything indicates that 5G is the future and there is a lot of talk about its great advantages. What challenges does this technology pose?...
The CNMV puts cryptocurrency events in its sights and warns about its risks in its Circular X/2021 CNMV. We tell you!...
We explain what phishing is and hhen and how can phishing money be claimed from a bank...
We analyze the main novelties introduced by the General Law of Audiovisual Communication that came into force on July 9...
We explain what the Digital Kit program calls for aid consists of and how you can apply for this subsidy...
Fine of one million euros to Equifax by the AEPD for publishing a file that collects alleged debts of users with the Public Administration...
On August 3, we learned of a new security breach that leaked data from more than 37,000 Glovo riders. We tell you!...
The Council of Ministers approved on December 17, 2021 the preliminary draft of the Create and Grow Law. We tell you what it consists of!...
The competent body for data protection in Lower Saxony has imposed a fine of 1.1 million euros on Volkswagen...
In this article we explain what smart contracts are, the minimum security measures they must include and what they can be used for...
Cryptocurrency compliance is necessary to fight money laundering and financial scams. We tell you why!...
We analyze the new Organic Law 10/2022 or "law of only yes is yes" focusing on aspects related to technology and digital law...
The New General Telecommunications Law will bring the prohibition of commercial calls without consent as of June 2023...
A cloud service provider could be considered jointly responsible for the treatment according to a recent sentence in Slovenia...
The end of cookies is made to beg. According to Google's latest update, it is expected that until 2024 they will not disappear definitively...
The fashion industry is constantly evolving, creating new styles and trends that are imposed worldwide. That is why it is so important to protect the Intellectual Property (IP) rights that emanate from such creations. This...
Mercadona was fined 170,000 euros. On May 5, a resolution was published by the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) sanctioning Mercadona for the use of facial identification systems in the open field without the user's...
Article 274 of the Criminal Code establishes that anyone who, for industrial or commercial purposes, without the consent of the owner of an industrial property right registered under trademark law and with knowledge of the...
What are loot boxes? Last Friday, July 1st, the Government approved the Draft Bill that aims to regulate the loot boxes. The legal text highlights the relationship between gambling and loot boxes and defines them...
Is it a crime to expose intimate videos of third parties without their consent? The answer is yes, it is prohibited by law. In fact, in the event that a person shares on a website...
The Metaverse is a new technology through which users connect using a series of devices that take them to teleport to a kind of alternative reality. ...
An NDA is a contract or agreement, in which two or more parties (persons or entities) agree not to disclose the information they exchange for a period of time, usually determined, keeping it secret....
