REGULATORY WATCH BRIEF High 62 🧭 Regulatory Guidance announced

AEPD launches “Las claves de…” series on privacy and emerging neurotechnologies

The series aims to inform stakeholders about GDPR safeguards for neurodata, highlighting emerging privacy risks of brain‑related technologies.

ADTP Regulatory Watch · September 8, 2026 · Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD)

ImpactHigh 62

Type🧭 Regulatory Guidance

Statusannounced not law

JurisdictionEU-ES

Effective6 October 2026

What happened

The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) announced a new audiovisual dialogue format, “Las claves de…”, to discuss privacy challenges of neurotechnologies and neurodata. The first episode will be streamed live on 6 October 2026 with AEPD President Lorenzo Cotino and UNED professor Luis Miguel González de la Garza.

Why it matters for trust and compliance

Its status is announced. It is not law yet. Track it, but do not treat it as an obligation.
The series aims to inform stakeholders about GDPR safeguards for neurodata, highlighting emerging privacy risks of brain‑related technologies.
Takes effect October 6, 2026.

Who is affected

technology controller processor Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD)

Recommended actions

Check that privacy notices describe the practices this addresses.
Confirm handling of sensitive data categories meets the stricter rules.