The Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the Spanish Supreme Court ruled information gathered via an individual's use of electricity constitutes personal data, Confidencial Judicial reports. The court determined data is protected by the Organic Law 3/2018, of December 5, on the Protection of Personal Data and the Guarantee of Digital Rights when it is accessed by a third party, such as an employee tasked with the measurement of electrical activity. The ruling stems from an appeal made by the electric utility company Iberdrola against a Secretary of State for Energy resolution that gave staff members the ability to transfer billing and liquidation information. (Original article is in Spanish.)
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