Jun. 12, 2025
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Chamber of commerce fined for selling freelancers’ data
Spain’s data protection authority (AEPD) has ruled that the national Chamber of Commerce unlawfully sold the personal data of millions of freelancers to private companies for commercial purposes. The decision follows a complaint filed in 2022 by the digital rights organisation Xnet , supported by academic researchers. The investigation revealed that the Chamber facilitated access to mandatory registration data—including names, home addresses, and ID numbers—through its own company and via third-party firms such as Informa D&B and Iberinform. The AEPD concluded that this violated national and