The data protection control authorities publish guidelines for treatments that incorporate Wi-Fi tracking technologies
These technologies allow mobile devices to be identified and tracked through the WI-Fi signals they emit, detecting the presence of the device in a specific area and identifying movement patterns.
New workshop on the relationship between access rights to public information and data protection
The Catalan Data Protection Authority and the School of Public Administration of Catalonia are organizing this April a new training for the staff of the Generalitat and the local world with functions in the field of data protection
The results of the coordinated action of the European supervisory authorities on the right of access have been published
The Catalan Data Protection Authority has participated together with more than twenty European supervisory authorities in an action promoted by the European Data Protection Board, to learn about compliance with the right of access to European entities.
Meritxell Borràs defends in Santander that resources and commitment from governments are needed for a respectful and human-centered AI
The director of the Catalan Data Protection Authority took part in a roundtable during the course ‘Innovation and Privacy in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Data Spaces: Building a Model Compatible with Human Rights’, organized by the Spanish Data Protection Agency, as part of the 2025 Summer Activities of the Menéndez Pelayo International University.
The APDCAT and the GAIP approve common criteria to resolve people's access claims to the traceability of their medical history
The Catalan Data Protection Authority will resolve requests for people's rights of access to the traceability of their clinical history and the Commission for the Guarantee of the Right of Access to Public Information will transfer to it the claims it receives in this matter, with the aim of offering more legal certainty and guaranteeing people's rights
New edition of the specialized training course for data protection officers
The Catalan Data Protection Authority and the School of Public Administration of Catalonia give the start to the fourth edition of this specialized training course, intended for the staff of the Catalan public administrations and designed to deepen the knowledge and skills necessary to properly perform the duties of a data protection officer.
The APDCAT launches a new corporate website, more attractive and accessible
As part of a process of profound transformation and modernization of the institution, included in its Strategic Plan, the Catalan Data Protection Authority has launched a new web portal that facilitates the user experience with more accessible, orderly and clear information, and with a more modern and attractive design.
The APDCAT participates in a coordinated action to evaluate compliance with the right to erasure in Europe
The European Data Protection Board has published the results of an analysis of the implementation of the right to erasure in Europe, one of the most requested by citizens, after consulting more than 32 European data protection authorities, including the Catalan Data Protection Authority.
The APDCAT joins the joint statement on the privacy risks of AI-generated images of the International Cooperation Working Group (IEWG)
Together with around sixty data protection authorities from around the world, the Catalan Data Protection Authority today publishes a Joint Statement on AI-Generated Images, coordinated by the International Enforcement Cooperation Working Group (IEWG) of the Global Privacy Assembly.