On April 13, Mexico's National Supreme Court declared the constitutionality (source
document in Spanish) of article 190 of the Telecommunications and
Broadcasting Federal Law, which orders telecommunications service
companies to cooperate with authorities in locating mobile
communication equipment and to allow authorities to access
communication records. Although the law was ruled constitutional,
the Supreme Court stated that authorization of a federal court is
required for telecommunications companies to deliver the
information requested by the authorities.
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