From 22 to 24 October, the Buenos Aires Convention Centre (CEC) hosted a new edition of Ekoparty, Latin America's largest hacker conference. As part of this event, in which we actively participate every year, we received recognition for Via Libre's achievements. Since...
Information Security
Vía Libre presents itself as friends of the court in the case against RENAPER
On October 29, 2023, the Vía Libre Foundation appeared as amicus curiae (“friends of the court”) in the case where access to personal information housed in the database of the National Registry of Persons (RENAPER) is discussed. , which was the subject of a security...
New report: Legal protection of inferred personal data
Nowdays data is not collected, it is inferred. In a context in which the advance of technology makes it possible to build information about all of us all the time, it becomes essential to think about the protection of personal data arising from these processes. In...
Vía Libre at Rightscon 2021
Vía Libre participated in the 10th Anniversary of RightsCon with several events and sessions. This #RightsCon we came together to solve problems, build partnerships, and achieve tangible outcomes. 🎉Here are some highlights!🎉 Ps: We'd love to hear from you! What were...
Personal Data At Risk: Is the State Doing What it Takes?
This article was first published in Spanish at https://www.infobae.com/opinion/2021/01/27/datos-personales-en-riesgo-el-estado-esta-haciendo-sus-deberes/ Public administration holds the greatest responsibility regarding data custody and needs to raise safety...
Negligence, the greatest risk to our privacy
Essay #5 in the Data and Pandemic Politics series on data justice and COVID-19 Editors’ Note: In this essay, Beatriz Busaniche calls attention to state negligence as a risk to privacy. She contrasts overarching political concerns about how data technologies facilitate...
Ransomware Netwalker: Security for the privacy of citizens
El 4 de septiembre se conoció la noticia de que, unos días atrás -el 27 de agosto-, un ataque de ransomware conocido como NetWalker había secuestrado información de la Dirección Nacional de Migraciones (DNM) y que pidió 76 millones de dólares para no hacer públicos...






