IT NEWS No. 29
This is the monthly newsletter with all the latest news on technology and data privacy from Marval O’Farrell Mairal.
Impact of COVID-19 on Privacy and Data Protection
Argentine law considers health related information as sensitive data, so special care should be taken when monitoring employees’ health and their (likelihood of) contagion of Covid-19. The Agency of Access to Public Information, Argentina’s data protection authority, recently issued the following recommendations based on Argentine Data Protection Law No. 25,326 (“DPL”), when processing personal data related with Covid-19.
COVID-19: Mobile Application for Consultations
Using the latest technologies to deal with the pandemic, the Argentine Ministry of Health (the "MoH", after its acronym in Spanish) and the Public Innovation Secretariat of the National Ministers’ Cabinet Office (the "Secretariat"), have developed a self-evaluation mobile application for COVID-19 symptoms, named "Covid19-Ministry of Health".
Public Prosecutor's Office Guidelines to Prevent Personal Data from being Stolen during COVID-19 Lockdown
The Specialized Cybercrime Unit, under the orbit of the Public Prosecutor's Office, has published a set of cyber-security tips during the mandatory social isolation period due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
Privacy Regulations and Recommendations
The pandemic due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus COVID-19 affects the personal data protection sphere.
New Sanction from the Data Protection Authority
The Agency of Access to Public Information penalized a bishop’s diocese for not registering a database with sacramental information on its members.
Prohibition of Paying Remunerations through a Payment Service Provider
The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security repealed the Resolution 168/2018 which allowed employers to use mobile communication devices and the like to pay employees’ remunerations.
New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information Hub
Access all the information and the main regulations, with comments by Marval O’Farrell Mairal. This portal is a hub for the main regulations on the health emergency as decreed by different public authorities, analyzing their effects on legal relations. It includes specific comments regarding privacy and data protection implications.
IAPP KnowledgeNet Argentine Chapter, Buenos Aires
On March 12, 2020, Diego Fernández and Mariano Peruzzotti -co-chairs of the local chapter- participated in the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Buenos Aires KnowledgeNet Chapter Meeting in which Alejandro Castillo Klein -Global Data Privacy at Accenture- guided a conversation regarding “AI, Robotics and Privacy”.
LACCA Thought Leaders 2020
Diego Fernández has been recognized as Thought Leader by the Latin American Corporate Counsel Association (LACCA) for Data, Technology and Privacy Law 2020.
Covid-19 related webinars
On April 3, 2020, Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal, together with the Association of Corporate Counsels Argentina, co-organized a webinar regarding legal implications of covid-19 under Argentine law. Diego Fernández participated as speaker and discussed privacy and data protection implications.
ALAP
On March 10, 2020 Diego Fernández – current chair of M&A & Privacy Committee of the Latin American Privacy Association (ALAP) – spoke at an event organized in Uruguay by ALAP and Ferrere Abogados, discussing privacy and data protection in Argentina and the joint PIA guidelines issued by the Argentine and Uruguayan Data Protection Authorities.
ASIPI
On March 9, 2020, Diego Fernández participated as speaker during the Asociación Latinoamericana de Propiedad Intelectual (ASIPÎ) meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay. Diego focused on the intersection of IP & Fintech, addressing software issues and privacy regulations, among others.
This insight is a brief comment on legal news in Argentina; it does not purport to be an exhaustive analysis or to provide legal advice.