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Mexican Supreme Court Fails Test To Stand Against Mass Surveillance. Next Candidate: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights

12th May 2016

A few weeks ago we wrote about a landmark opportunity the Mexican Supreme Court had to set a precedent by taking a strong stand against mass surveillance. Last Wednesday, the Second Chamber of the Supreme Court of Mexico came to a disappointing decision for the protection of privacy, and for democracy in Mexico, by rejecting to challenge of the mass, unregulated, unchecked data retention provision that currently exists under the Federal Telecommunications Act. The challenge had been filed by…