Vía Libre, CELS, Democracia en Red and O.D.I.A. have drawn up this analysis, through which we aim to highlight the weaknesses in Argentina that put us at real risk of joining the list of countries where spyware is used for political persecution and the violation of fundamental rights.
Companies and governments claim that the use of spyware is limited to serious crimes, such as terrorism or organised crime. However, the number of cases of illegal use of this tool in countries as diverse as Saudi Arabia, Italy and the United States, and in our region in Mexico, El Salvador, Peru and Colombia, shows that once these tools are acquired by states, it is very difficult to prevent their deployment in illegal intelligence operations, even in countries with strong institutional frameworks.