Encryption Law by Country
Where strong encryption is a right, restricted, or compelled. National law and policy, mirrored per country.
Source: Global Partners Digital, World Map of Encryption, updated 2026-07-02. Full data at www.gp-digital.org/world-map-of-encryption
Encryption Law by Country (196)
General right to encryption
There is no general right to encryption, however Law No. 1621 of 2013, which regulates intelligence activities, provides at Article 44, paragraph 2, that telecommunications services providers must offer encrypted voice call service to high government and intelligence officials. A copy of the law (in Spanish) can be found here .
Mandatory minimum or maximum encryption strength
No known legislation or policies.
Licensing/registration requirements
No known legislation or policies.
Import/export controls
No known legislation or policies.
Other restrictions
Article 103, paragraph 4 of Law No. 104 of 1997 prohibits subscribers, licensees and other persons authorised to use certain radiocommunications systems (including pagers and mobile phones) from sending messages which are encrypted or in an “unintelligible language”. It is not clear if this prohibition extends to encrypted communications on the internet. A copy of the law (in Spanish) can be found here .
Obligations on individuals to assist authorities
No known legislation or policies.
Obligations on providers to assist authorities
No known legislation or policies.
Assessment Text Area
The law prohibits subscribers, licensees and other persons authorised to use certain radio communications systems (including mobile phones) from sending messages which are encrypted although it remains unclear whether this prohibition extends to encrypted communications on the internet.
Murphy's Law