On January 9, AUTOCONTROL, the independent advertising self-regulatory organization in Spain, announced (source document in Spanish) the implementation of a new voluntary mediation system developed in collaboration with the Spanish DPA. The optional mediation system addresses claims related to data protection issues, such as the reception of spam, phishing, and data processing complaints. The system took effect on January 1.

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