Paradigmas de la protección de datos personales en Ecuador. Análisis del proyecto de Ley Orgánica de Protección a los Derechos a la Intimidad y Privacidad sobre los Datos Personales

April 22, 2022

Paradigmas de la protección de datos personales en Ecuador. Análisis del proyecto de Ley Orgánica de Protección a los Derechos a la Intimidad y Privacidad sobre los Datos Personales

Revista de Derecho Foro, 2018

This article aims to analyze the legal shortcomings of the draft law on data protection in order to correct them, and propose the development of a law that is synchronized with the legislation of other countries, and the technical reality of information technologies in Ecuador. The article also has a historical account of the privacy regulation process in the country.

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http://167.172.193.213/index.php/foro/article/view/500/487

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