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Notable privacy and internet-freedom events from the past four years, most recent first. Tap any entry for more.
Mexico's Congress Votes to Abolish INAI Privacy Watchdog
Mexico's Congress approved a constitutional reform abolishing the National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Personal Data Protection (INAI) and six other autonomous bodies, transferring its functions to the executive branch; the reform was published in December 2024 and INAI was wound up in March 2025.
Mexico's Militarized Cybersecurity Bill Draws Fire, Then Withdrawn
Deputy Javier Lopez Casarin introduced a federal cybersecurity bill granting the army and navy powers to conduct 'military operations in cyberspace', allowing arbitrary takedowns of sites and IP addresses, and criminalizing content deemed to incite hostility. Civil society group R3D called the censorship provisions openly unconstitutional; the bill was withdrawn in March 2024.
Mexico Pegasus Spyware Revelations Continue
Citizen Lab, working with R3D, revealed new 2022 Pegasus infections of Mexican human rights defenders at Centro PRODH who represent victims of army abuses, despite President Lopez Obrador's pledge that his government had ended spyware use.
Mexico's Guacamaya Leaks Expose Military Surveillance
A hacktivist group dubbed 'Guacamaya' leaked millions of SEDENA military emails, revealing surveillance of journalists, activists, and the purchase of spyware by the Mexican armed forces.
Mexico Requires Biometric Mobile Phone Registry (PANAUT) Struck Down
Mexico's Supreme Court struck down the PANAUT law that would have required biometric data for all mobile phone users, ruling it violated rights to privacy and personal data protection.
Mexican National Lottery Hit by Avaddon Ransomware
The Avaddon ransomware group attacked Mexico's Loteria Nacional and Pronosticos, stealing internal documents and threatening to leak them alongside denial-of-service attacks; the government blocked the lottery websites to foreign IP addresses in response.
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