Already by 2001, especially for a world that looked overwhelmed by the events of September 11th, new technologies settled alarm among privacy and civil rights advocacy groups, concerned by the fact that citizens would be forced to give too much information to participate in social life. By Emiliano Villa * (…)  Leer Artículo »

By Atilio Grimani * First of all, I must clarify that the purpose of this article is essayistic. In other words, its goal is to elicit an opinion from readers, be it in favor or against the tenets that I shall express below**. That said, and if the reader accepts, (…)  Leer Artículo »

On May the 21st, the Supreme Court of Argentina heard friends of the court in a case which confronts professional model Belén Rodríguez against Google and Yahoo!. It’s a controversy in which the Court will solve a key issue for the future of freedom of expression online: the liability of (…)  Leer Artículo »

Under the NETmundial meeting held last month in Brazil on the Future of Internet Governance, Argentina announced the creation of a national organization dedicated to raising strategies on Internet governance. This was an announce on which the Argentina delegation not overemphasize: Communications Secretary Norberto Berner did not even mention the (…)  Leer Artículo »

The right to privacy is a fundamental right in a democratic community that embraces article 11 of the American Convention on Human Rights, 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and 17 the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. At the same time, the right to privacy is (…)  Leer Artículo »

A review of Argentine case law on liability of intermediaries. Ambiguous judgments and how the lack of regulation on the subject can affect legal certainty. By Daniela Schnidrig and Veronica Ferrari[1] Translated into English by Paula Arturo Argentina has no specific regulations on liability of intermediaries. What does this mean? (…)  Leer Artículo »

By Beatriz Busaniche “Article 1: Public agencies and institutions that make up the National System of Science, Technology and Innovation (SNCTI), in accordance with Law No. 25.467, and receive funding from the national government, must develop individual or joint digital institutional repositories storing the scientific and technological output resulting from (…)  Leer Artículo »

By, Eleonora Rabinovich* Argentina has a new anti-grooming law. And it’s not good news. Last month, the Senate passed a penal law that was subject to harsh criticism by human rights activists and several lawmakers. The Higher Chamber rejected the amendments that had been made by the House, following a long (…)  Leer Artículo »

By Atilio Grimani and Emiliano Villa Street View’s arrival in Argentina poses different challenges that must be overcome to balance out this tool’s benefits with its potential violations of the right to privacy. The place: corner of Córdoba and Esmeralda, City of Buenos Aires. The time: 10.15 am. Images of (…)  Leer Artículo »