On September 19, the Access to Public Information Agency (Agencia de Acceso a la Información Pública) submitted to Congress a bill to update Argentina's personal data privacy legislation (source document in Spanish). The bill proposed restrictions on the use of personal data and additional mechanisms for companies to safeguard sensitive material, including appointment of a data protection officer and expanded individual rights.

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