On February 24, the Argentinean DPA enacted a new closed-circuit television ("CCTV") regulation (source document in Spanish) addressing the public and private use of video cameras for video surveillance. The regulation requires notice and consent provisions and public disclosure of data protection rights. In addition, the regulation mandates that the collection of personal data by CCTV cannot be inconsistent with the purposes for which the data was initially collected.

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