For the first time in history, Ecuador will have a Data
Protection Law that will follow the European normative standard.
Our associate Rafael Serrano, a collaborator for the IAPP blog,
writes about it.
Despite never having had a specific law, data protection in
Ecuador is restricted and limited by the various laws that include
this particular legislation, such as the Telecommunications Law,
the Electronic Commerce Law, the Criminal Law, and the Financial
and monetary law.
After two significant circumstances in the country, the
government determined it essential for the country to have its own
law. It would protect Ecuadorian citizens' data, allowing
the authorities to take action if it was not complied with. One of
the revealing events was a data breach that affected practically
the entire population. The other one corresponds to the evolution
of the Data Protection Law in other countries. This limits Ecuador
when it comes to transferring data internationally.
