On 10 July 2020, the Colombia National Police Intelligence Directorate (DIPOL) initiated a public bidding process for the procurement of an AI based cyber-intelligence system for DIPOL. Such system would provide the police with access to social media accounts and instant messaging services. The cyber intelligence system should allow the dynamic monitoring of activity in social media and instant messaging networks that have public links. Additionally, the system should allow the identification of the following…

In May 2015, the Colombian privacy regulator issued Guidelines for the Implementation of the Accountability Principle to assist organizations comply with their accountability obligations under the Colombia Data Protection Regulation. The Colombian regulator follows a suite of other national regulators that have issued similar guidance, including Hong Kong and Canada. In this post, we explain how accountability is regulated under Colombian law and provide a brief analysis of the Guidelines in their international context.The Accountability…