Privacy And Cybersecurity Developments In Latin America

Latin American governments, business leaders, and legal advisors continue to address privacy and cybersecurity concerns.

The Result: The development and implementation of privacy-focused regulations is a priority throughout the region.

Looking Ahead: Latin America appears to be on track for the implementation of EU-influenced comprehensive data protection regimes.

As is the case in most of the world's industrialized regions, Latin America's policymakers, industry leaders, and legal practitioners are giving significant attention to privacy, data breach, and cybersecurity matters. The ever-increasing acceleration in the introduction of new technologies, and the potential problems and liability related to compromised information, has raised these concerns to an even greater level. This Jones Day Commentary outlines recent developments in Latin America's privacy and cybersecurity landscape.