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7 December 2017

AEPD Finds Social Media Company In Violation Of Spanish Data Protection Law

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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.
Spain Privacy

On September 11, AEPD issued (source document in Spanish) a final decision against a social media company in connection with its data processing activities and issued a fine of €1.2 million. According to the AEPD, the company collected user-processed special categories of data for advertising purposes without obtaining the data subjects' express consent.

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