The six executive committee members of the Ibero-American Data Protection Network (Network) attended the First Latin American Congress on Data Protection. The Network brings together 22 Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) from Spain, Portugal, Mexico, and a number of countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean. During the 10 years of its existence, the
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Spanish data protection watchdog publishes one new guidance on cookies and two on cloud computing
By Cynthia O’Donoghue & Katalina Bateman on
The Spanish data protection authority, Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD), has issued three new guidance documents dealing with (1) the use of cookies, (2) cloud computing from a customer perspective and (3) cloud computing from a service provider perspective. The guides provide useful information on how to use modern IT solutions in conjunction…
Cloud Computing: The French CNIL Issues Partly Binding Guidance
By Daniel Kadar on
On 25 June 2012, the CNIL published on its website a summary article and a 10 page conclusion paper, along with a 21-page “recommendations” document, which constitute the French Data Protection Authority’s new guidance in that regard.
Aimed to target small- to medium-sized companies considering using cloud computing services, and aimed at helping…