Uruguay: towards a population under surveillance with facial recognition
By DATYSOC Uruguay is poised to develop a “Facial Identification” database for public safety purposes under the Ministry of the Interior. This system was approved using the National Budget Act…
Indela is proud to support six new digital rights initiatives in the region
Selected Projects 2020 Digital and physical spaces are increasingly connected. Political and social tensions, the public’s relationship with the state and its use of technology are raising new and complex…
Ramiro Alvarez Ugarte The privacy movement has always waged battle in difficult terrain, marked by the objective willingness of citizens to cede their data in exchange for benefits that they…
Paulina Gutiérrez It is unquestionable that governments need information to respond to the pandemic, particularly to design evidence-based measures to control the contagion and save lives. Likewise, it is undeniable…
Latin American digital rights in 2020: a year of new opportunities and challenges
Bookending 2019 were two major milestones for digital rights and civil society in Latin America. At the start of the year, we saw the #MeTooMX movement ignite in México, amplifying…
When we talk about digital rights we are not referring to an isolated and limited exercise in the online environment. Nowadays, the exercise of most of the rights in physical spaces -or analogical- depends and feeds on the possibilities of development in the online context.
Announcing the projects selected for Indela’s first Open Call
The Initiative for Digital Rights in Latin America (Indela) gladly announces the eight projects that have been selected in our first Open Call.
Today we present the Advisory Council and International Observer in digital rights that will support the review and selection process of the first Open Call for projects of Indela.
Everything you need to know about the first open call for Indela
With the goal of strengthening the digital rights ecosystem in the region, the Initiative for Digital Rights in Latin America (Indela) today launches its first open call to select projects for 2019.