“Nº17 11/2014”

Guidelines For Freedom of Expression on the Internet in Latin America

by Digital Rights LAC on November 29, 2014

Recent discussions of the constitutional law analyze the existence of a new constitutional thought that emerged in Latin American countries. This new constitutionalism in Latin America arises from social movements that seek more democratic spaces to resize social participation in public management.   By Alexandre Henrique Saldanha Recent experiences in (…)  Leer Artículo »

Civil Rights Framework for Internet Use: Brazil at the peak of internet regulation as warrantor of rights

by Digital Rights LAC on November 29, 2014

The last two years will be remembered in the history of the internet as those when disputes over its future surfaced. This comes as no surprise, since these are the years that preceded the maturity of the World Wide Web: in 2014 we celebrate its 25th anniversary.   By Marina (…)  Leer Artículo »

The guardian who watches over the citizens

by Digital Rights LAC on November 29, 2014

In Uruguay, to the surprise of many of its citizens, the purchase of surveillance technologies has also been reported. Once analyzing the scope of these digital tools and seeing the risk of them being used for anti-democratic practices, the authorities’ promises of “respecting the usual guarantees” become no longer sufficient. (…)  Leer Artículo »

Does every Colombian will own an official email?

by Digital Rights LAC on November 29, 2014

Throughout Latin America and the rest of the world, the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to help governments provide public and social services to citizens are on the rise in a trend called e-government. Though the positives associated with embracing such novelties in ICT are fairly self-evident, there (…)  Leer Artículo »

The Argentina Court and a key ruling regarding intermediary liability

by Digital Rights LAC on November 29, 2014

The Argentine Supreme Court has finally published its ruling on intermediary liability. The Court, grounded on strong principles, solved an issue which had generated contradictory and-in many cases-problematic jurisprudence within the country. However, there are still some issues which shall be clarified by future regulations. . By Eleonora Rabinovich* The (…)  Leer Artículo »