Region: Perú

The Ministry of Transport and Communications in Peru gave itself the power to order internet service providers to block apps and services that offer illegal transportation services. The decree does not respect the national legal framework nor human rights principles of legality and proportionality, paving the way to arbitrary decisions.

Tres distritos de la capital han comenzado a implementar cámaras con reconocimiento facial sin consultar a la población ni brindar mayor información. Los riesgos de esta tecnología devigilancia masiva son preocupantes, por ello junto a Hiperderecho hemos presentado pedidos a la información pública.

Dos proyectos de ley, uno en Perú y otro en El Salvador, y una ley en Honduras castigan severamente los delitos contra el honor (injurias, calumnias y difamaciones) en internet y particularmente en redes sociales.

A new data retention decree in Chile would deepen the existing problems with the law.

It doesn’t make sense to treat “OTT” services the way we do telecommunications networks. It also risks human rights.

Access released our new report, “The Rise of Mobile Tracking Headers: How Telcos Around the World Are Threatening Your Privacy,” an in-depth investigation into the global use of so-called “supercookies” or “permacookies” to track your web browsing.

On July 27, 2015, Ollanta Humala, President of Peru, issued a decree granting the national police the power to access the geo-location data of any device in the country without a warrant, as well as requiring companies to store users’ communications metadata for three years. Now, the Peruvian congress has to decide whether it will ratify the policy.