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On the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance
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Electronic Frontier Foundation
and a collection of NGOs
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Electronic Frontier Foundation
and a collection of NGOs
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13 Principles
The Principles
Global Legal Analysis
Implementation Guide
Interamerican Legal Analysis
Citations
Sign the Principles
Government Access to Data
Country Reports
Council of Europe
Contributors
Updates
Resources
Necessary and Proportionate
Country Reports
The State of Communication and Privacy Law in Colombia (2020)
Data Protection Overview
Is there a data protection law?
Is there a data protection authority?
Does the data protection law apply to law enforcement activities?
What are the criteria, if any, for the transfer of personal data to third countries under their data protection law?
Communications Privacy Law
What’s the legal authorization needed to access communications data?
What’s the factual basis to access communications data?
Which authorities have the legal capacity to request access to communications data?
Does the country have provisions about access to data in cases of emergency?
Is there any data retention mandate?
Are there any rules that authorize the use of malware?
Is there any law that compels companies to provide direct access to their internal servers for law enforcement purposes?
Does the law compel companies to assist law enforcement agencies in their investigations?
The State of Communication and Privacy Law in Colombia (2020)
Transparency & Communications Privacy
Does the State report on the number of requests to access communications data?
Is there any legal limitation that prohibits companies from publishing transparency reports?