This report analyses what the Argentine state can currently do with its citizens’ personal data and what safeguards exist against this power, in a context shaped by the use of technology.
It begins with a description of the data ecosystem that the Argentine state is currently building up, before going on to address the issue of inferred data. What is it? How is it protected? We take a look at the regulatory frameworks for data protection and their weaknesses, and then review some recent reforms that enable increased surveillance, with the aim of characterising and understanding the current landscape in which data processing technologies are deployed, and the associated risks in terms of citizens’ human rights.The State of Data: from recording to monitoring