Protection of Personal Data in Ecuador and Colombia: Principles, Ethics, and Current Challenges

Abstract

Throughout this work, the concept of data protection and the use of personal data in countries such as Ecuador and Colombia is analyzed in depth, where reference is made to the form of data processing where it is examined by categories and the principles are specified. that must be applied to carry out the data processing process, which are: legality, freedom, veracity, transparency, access and restricted circulation, security and confidentiality. On the other hand, it also shows the ethical profile that the person responsible has so as not to commit illegal acts with the information provided and examines the treatments that involve the use of biometric data. Its purpose is to facilitate the interpretation of data protection in relation to the obligation to use the security of users. At present, some acts of cyber violence have been evidenced, which has motivated companies to use security policies for data protection. However, the way of treating this data must be of a sensitive nature because it is data that stores private life. It is even maintained that the personal data that are for public use and the personal data that are for private use must be identified so as not to make mistakes when requesting or allowing them to use these data as means of support for the institutions.