Posts Tagged “Argentina”

Conflicting points in the discussion on net neutrality in Argentina

by Digital Rights LAC on September 30, 2014

The Argentine Senate renewed the discussion on net neutrality from a project being questioned at several points, by specialists and digital rights activists. By Eleonora Rabinovich, ADC*. On last September 17th the Commissions of Systems, Media and Freedom of Expression, Justice and Criminal Matters and Rights and Guarantees held a (…)  Leer Artículo »

The new National ID Cards (DNI) in Argentina: more intelligent?

by Digital Rights LAC on July 30, 2014

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 »

Google, the Deep Web and the Right to Oblivion

by Digital Rights LAC on June 30, 2014

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 »

The Supreme Court of Argentina at the brink of a decision on intermediary liability

by Digital Rights LAC on May 28, 2014

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 »

Argentina and progress towards multistakeholder model

by Digital Rights LAC on May 28, 2014

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 »

Privacy at Hand’s Reach: buscardatos.com

by Digital Rights LAC on April 2, 2014

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 »

Liability of Intermediaries in Argentina: Lack of Specific Legislation and Contradictory Decisions

by Digital Rights LAC on April 2, 2014

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 »

[2013 Assessment] Freedom of speech in Argentina

by Digital Rights LAC on January 28, 2014

At Digital Rights LAC we wanted to ask different specialists in the region about their personal appraisals on digital rights issues. This is the case of Eleonora Rabonovich from Argentina. We asked her about what were the main legislative human rights advancements and setbacks concerning the internet in Argentina throughout (…)  Leer Artículo »

[2013 Assessment] Copyright in Argentina

by Digital Rights LAC on January 28, 2014

At Digital Rights LAC we wanted to ask different specialists in the region about their personal appraisals on digital rights issues. This is the case of Beatriz Busaniche from Argentina. We asked her about how the law has evolved with regard to copyright issues on the Internet in 2013. Here (…)  Leer Artículo »

Free Access to Scientific Information Sustained with Public Funds Has Become Law in Argentina

by Digital Rights LAC on December 21, 2013

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 »

Grooming in Argentina: A Bad Law and a Procedural Waste

by Digital Rights LAC on December 20, 2013

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 »

Those Colorful New (Google) Cars in Argentina

by Digital Rights LAC on November 22, 2013

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 »