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ARTICLE · 30 NOVEMBER 2017

Supreme Court Holds Social Media Spying a Federal Crime

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On September 19, the Argentinean Supreme Court ruled (source document in Spanish) that spying on Facebook or by email or cellphone contact lists of one's partner constitutes a federal crime.

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On September 19, the Argentinean Supreme Court ruled (source document in Spanish) that spying on Facebook or by email or cellphone contact lists of one's partner constitutes a federal crime. The Court ruled that such acts are "an illegitimate access to an electronic communication or computer data of restricted access, which can only be entered through means that according to its own characteristics is found within the telecommunications services."

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