Since 2013, I’ve been focusing on studying the social impacts of digital technologies and their effects on the enjoyment and exercise of human rights. Through public policy analyses and in-depth research with leading civil society organizations, my work has contributed to raise further awareness on how technology can undermine fundamental rights and has challenged techno-solutionism narratives from global tech corporations and governments.
I specialise in technology policy and regulation about the right to privacy, data protection and cyber security.
In 2015 I joined the Association for Civil Rights (Asociación por los Derechos Civiles, ADC) as a researcher, and later as Ssr. Project Officer. Since then, I’ve worked on multiple projects covering issues such as cyber security, data protection, biometrics, digital identity, encryption, surveillance technologies, among other privacy related topics.
In February 2021, I joined Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) as the new Global Partnerships Manager, working with civil society organizations around the world on research and advocacy projects to hold technology companies accountable to human rights standards.
In 2024, Ranking Digital Rights integrated with the World Benchmarking Alliance, where I continue to be involved as the Engagement Lead for RDR under the Digital team. In my new role, I’m continuing to focus on expanding collaboration with and support for civil society organizations around the world, leading efforts to adapt the RDR Index and Digital Inclusion’s benchmarking methodologies, and strengthening civil society coalitions built around the data produced by the benchmarks under the Digital Transformation. I’m also the primary point of contact to facilitate communications with the representatives from the digital platforms and telecommunications companies evaluated in the RDR Index.
Publications: Research and analysis
Freedom on the Net – Argentina 2020 report, Freedom House [independent country analyst and researcher, October 2020]
The State of Communication and Privacy Law in Argentina, Electronic Frontier Foundation [collaborator; September 2020]
Fintech: privacy challenges in the data economy, ADC (Spanish edition) [author; April 2019]
Tu yo digital – Descubriendo las narrativas sobre identidad y biometría en América Latina, ADC [co-author; April 2019]
Seguidores que no vemos – Una primera aproximación al uso estatal del Open-source intelligence (OSINT) y Social media intelligence (SOCMINT), ADC [author; October 2018]
Derechos humanos y seguridad digital: una pareja perfecta, ADC
- Parte I – Aportes de la sociedad civil hacia políticas nacionales de seguridad digital que respeten y protejan los derechos humanos [co-author; January 2018]
- Parte II – El rol de organizaciones multilaterales en la agenda latinoamericana de seguridad digital: El caso de la OEA [co-author; May 2018]
- Parte III – Seguridad digital para emprendimientos digitales: recomendaciones básicas [co-author; June 2018]
Alto en el cielo – Exploración sobre tecnologías de vigilancia aérea en Argentina, ADC [co-author; December 2017]
Cuantificando identidades en América Latina – Un breve repaso acerca de cómo las sociedades latinoamericanas se enfrentan a la implementación de las tecnologías biométricas, ADC [co-author; May 2017]
The identity we can’t change – How biometrics undermine our human rights (Spanish edition), ADC [author; April 2017]
El cambio que no llega – Un análisis sobre los recientes acontecimientos en el sistema de inteligencia en Argentina, ADC [co-author; April 2017]
Freedom on the Net, Argentina 2017 report, Freedom House [collaborator, with ADC]
Defendiendo los derechos humanos en la era digital: el rol del cifrado, ADC [author; December 2016]
Cybersecurity in the mass surveillance age (Spanish edition), ADC [September 2016]
Freedom on the Net, Argentina 2016 report, Freedom House [collaborator with ADC]
Unveiling the cybersecurity Agenda in Latin America: the Argentine case, ADC
- Part I – What do we understand by cyber security? (Spanish edition) [author; October 2015]
- Part II – Regulatory framework (Spanish edition) [author; January 2016]
- Part III – The voice of the experts (Spanish edition) [author; March 2016]
Educar para vigilar: Una investigación acerca de la formación institucional estatal en vigilancia e investigación en el entorno digital, ADC [December 2015]
Public speaking: Events & conferences
OAS-EU-UNGGE Consultation with Non-governmental Experts
Organized by EU Cyber Direct, August 2019. Speaker in session “Rights and freedoms in the cyber norms debate”.
RightsCon 2019
- Session: Getting a Handle on Facial Recognition Tech (Speaker and co-organizer together with Access Now and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights)
- Session: Political Ads on Social Networks: Tearing the curtains of opacity (moderator and co-organizer)
- Session: Putting Users First! The responsibility of tech SMEs in the Global South to respect human rights (Speaker)
- Session: You’re Not Just a Pretty Face: Biometric surveillance has moved beyond face recognition – how do we stop it? (Speaker)
Global Forum on Digital Security for Prosperity, OECD, December 2018
Speaker in session 3 “Active Defence: How Far Can Businesses Go in Proactive Security?“
Internet Governance Forum 2018
Session: Balancing Cybersecurity, Human Rights & Economic Development. Speaker.
Session: Private Sector “hack back”: Where is the limit? Speaker.
“Confidentiality of communications and privacy of data in the digital age“, side event at UN Human Rights Council 39th session
Event organized by Privacy International and the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations. Speaker on the privacy impact of biometric technology.
RightsCon 2018
- Session: Overcoming the black box problem: Scrutinizing automated decisions in the real world (Speaker)
- Session: Fingerprint on the pulse: Challenging the lack of privacy protections for biometric data (Speaker)
Internet Governance Forum 2017
Session: Biometrics and identity in the Global South. Speaker.
Session: The Government Hacks Back – Chaos or Security? A Debate. Speaker.
Internet Governance Forum 2016
[LIGHTNING SESSION] Addressing Cybersecurity Risks & Challenges in Latin America. Speaker and organiser.