Argentina appoints its first Data Protection Officer
The DPO position is internationally recognised under regulations like the European Union’s GDPR and Brazil’s LGPD but has not been implemented in Argentina until now.
Argentina’s Federal Public Revenue Administration (AFIP) has appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO). Data protection experts in the country have long expressed concern about the urgent need to implement this figure in Argentine public bodies, especially considering the security incidents and leaks of sensitive information reported in the past years.
The DPO figure is widely recognised internationally by regulations like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union and the General Data Protection Law (LGPD) of Brazil but has not been implemented in Argentina yet, although a resolution by the Agency for Access to Public Information (AAIP) established a model policy for the protection of personal data for public bodies.
According to Daniel Monastersky, an expert in Data Governance in the region, that measure represents a significant advance in compliance with personal data protection regulations. It also sets an important precedent for other state institutions.
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