Spain’s national digital ID going live with full legal status
From April 2, public and private institutions in Spain are required to begin putting in place measures to accept or…
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‘Privacy Sweep’ finds EU online safety measures stagnating over past decade
An annual audit of online services by the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN) shows little progress in online safety for…
Spain’s Digital Transformation Ministry backs Sybol with €500k
A Spanish digital transformation agency is helping to fund digital identity development and verifiable credentials. The Spanish Society for Technological…
Spain’s AEPD fines Yoti $1.1M for biometric data handling violations
Yoti has been fined 950,000 euros (roughly US$1.1 million) by Spanish data protection regulator AEPD for the handling of biometrics…
X, Meta, TikTok under fire for deepfake CSAM in Europe
The Spanish government has called on its public prosecutor to investigate social media platforms X, Meta and TikTok for allegedly…
Spain to restrict social media for users under 16: PM Sánchez
Spain is the latest EU nation to pursue a law restricting social media sites for users under 16 years of…
Inetum installing biometric scanners at 2 Spanish ports for EES rollout
Biometrics and passport scanners are being installed at Cadiz, Spain’s two major ports by Inetum España as part of the…
Spanish airport operator Aena fined $11M over biometric boarding program
Spain’s data watchdog has ordered airport management firm Aena to suspend its biometric-based passenger boarding system and pay a 10…
Zurich Airport rolls out EES biometric border control with secunet
Zurich Airport is the latest Schengen border to implement the European Union’s Entry/Exit System (EES), launching the biometric border control…
Risks, data privacy fears as Spain pilots biometric patient ID system in two cities
A report has flagged risks and data privacy issues with a new biometric patient identification system which Spain is implementing…
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