Observatorio de Derecho Informático Argentino
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
About
Observatorio de Derecho Informático Argentino is a non-profit association based in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina working on human rights, justice & legal aid.
The Observatorio de Derecho Informático Argentino (ODIA) is a non-profit civil association based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It promotes responsible digital citizenship and seeks to protect the rights of the community in the digital sphere. Its work includes strategic litigation on personal data protection, such as a collective amparo over data collected through the CUID.AR app during the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to a court order for the deletion of the app's databases. It also monitors and challenges the use of facial recognition by the City of Buenos Aires government, requests public information from authorities, participates in privacy advocacy such as the 2022 census campaign to remove the national ID number from the questionnaire, and runs academic activity through a course at the Faculty of Law of the University of Buenos Aires.
Location
Organisation type
Legal form
VAT number
Focus areas
Languages
Causes & programmes
Causes
Works for
How they work
Programmes
Seguimiento del Sistema de Reconocimiento Facial de Prófugos
Human rights · Argentina
Monitors and analyses the facial recognition system for fugitives in the City of Buenos Aires, requesting public information and raising concerns about rights such as presumption of innocence and freedom of assembly.
Caso CUID.AR
Human rights · Argentina
Collective amparo litigation over the personal and sensitive health data collected by the CUID.AR app during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a court order for deletion of the databases.
Countries of operation
Credentials & affiliations
Partnerships
Fundación Vía Libre
Other non-profits in Argentina
View allCivic House
Democracy & Civil society, Human rights +1 more
CLAYSS
Education, Community development
Fundación Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires
Education, Science & Research
Medicina Buenos Aires
Health, Science & Research
Natura Argentina
Nature & Wildlife conservation, Environment & Climate +1 more
Fundación El Sonido y El Tiempo Internacional
Arts & Culture, Education