A. M. To position El Salvador as a safe and reliable country for the development of the digital economy, the Legislative Assembly approved, with 57 votes, a series of amendments to the Special Law Against Computer and Related Crimes. These amendments seek to improve the legal framework for cybersecurity, which is key to attract technological investments and consolidate a robust digital environment.
The reforms introduce technical concepts that provide greater clarity on data handling, such as “data owner”, “custody”, “controller”, ‘processor’ and “metadata”. This legal precision strengthens the protection of personal and corporate information, facilitating the implementation of international standards required by companies in the digital and technological sector.
It also toughens the penalties for computer fraud, especially when committed by persons with legitimate access to digital platforms or data systems. The inclusion of harsher penalties, of up to 12 years in prison, responds to the need to guarantee the integrity of the systems used by companies and institutions that depend on the secure handling of information.
The legislators said that these reforms are essential to generate confidence in the salvadoran digital ecosystem, which will attract more foreign investment, protect jobs in technology sectors and strengthen the country’s global competitiveness.
With this step, El Salvador continues to modernize its legal framework to face the challenges of digital transformation, consolidating itself as an innovative, safe, and prepared destination to receive new opportunities in the knowledge economy.
