Recently passed legislation in Ecuador, the Código Orgánico Integral Penal (the Organic Penal Code), is raising concerns from various civil society organizations that it could threaten “the inviolability, storage and subsequent analysis of information that citizens generate on the Internet and on any other telecommunications platforms like landline or cellular telephones,” Global Voices Online reports. According to some organizations raising concerns, the legislation would require all telecommunications companies to store all data traffic of its users, the report states.
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