The Superintendence of Personal Data Protection (SPDP) Issues New Key Criteria on the Use of Biometric Data and the Appointment of DPOs
The Superintendency of Personal Data Protection (SPDP) has issued recent statements regarding the use of biometric data for workplace attendance control and the obligation to appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO) in savings and credit cooperatives. These criteria reinforce the need to protect sensitive data, require impact assessments, ensure free consent, and establish that cooperatives must immediately appoint a DPO to comply with current regulations and avoid sanctions.
