Argentina: Introduced Bill 2370-D-2023 on protection of personal data and the privacy of children and adolescents in the use and access to digital platforms including age verification requirement

On 1 June 2023, Bill 2370-D-2023 on protection of personal data and the privacy of children and adolescents in the use and access to digital platforms was introduced in the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina. The Bill outlines data protection requirements and algorithm design standards for platforms that are used or can be used by children. The Bill applies to providers of digital products or services, including foreign ones, if they are processing the personal data of minors from Argentina. The Bill would require providers of digital products or services to verify the user's age with a reasonable level of certainty to ensure compliance with privacy and design requirements. If the platforms don't implement an age verification mechanism would be required to apply privacy and data protections offered to children and adolescents to all users.