Costa Rica: Personal Information Still Unprotected

The draft law on the protection of citizens' personal data has stalled in Congress.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Constitutional consultations, submitted to the Constitutional Court by twelve members of the opposition are impeding the progress of discussion of the bill, which has already been approved in a first debate.

An article in El Financiero notes: "The project, which came to the Legislature by popular proposal, aims to fill the legal vacuum in this area and impose fines of up to ¢8.8 million ($17.280) on people who commit serious offenses, such as disclosing personal information categorized as "secret" by the project. "

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