By means of Provincial Law 15,339, published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Buenos Aires on 7 June 2022, the province of Buenos Aires adhered to the Knowledge Economy Promotional Regime. By adhering to the Regime, through granting tax benefits, the province of Buenos Aires seeks to promote the development of those activities that apply the use of knowledge and the digitalization of information to obtain goods, provide services and/or improve processes.

Resolution No. 570/2022 , issued by the National Communications Authority, was published in the Official Gazette on 31 March 2022. The Resolution establishes that news signals that are mandatory for the subscription of television services must include additional visual communication media that uses sign language and closed captioning.

On 4 January 2022, Disposition No. 1/22 issued by the National Registry of Persons (Renaper) was published in the Official Gazette, approving Renaper’s Personal Data Protection Policy (“Policy”). The Policy aims to safeguard and protect the right to privacy of individuals whose data is processed by Renaper.

In the context of the event known as “Black Friday,” the Public Access Information Agency (AAIP, its acronym in Spanish) provided recommendations to protect personal data when conducting online transactions.

By means of Resolution No. 994/2021, the Domestic Trade Secretariat extended the list of clauses considered abusive in consumer contracts. The Resolution became effective as of 2 October 2021.

The Data Protection Authority applied a sanction to a well-known retail company for breaching its obligation to implement adequate technical and organizational security measures; and for not informing the DPA nor its clients about the security incident the Company was experiencing.

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The Public Access Information Agency has provided recommendations to protect personal data on video call platforms.