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
No known legislation or policies.
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
No known legislation or policies.
Obligations on individuals to assist authorities
No known legislation or policies.
Obligations on providers to assist authorities
Article 77 of the Organic Law on Telecommunications provides that the interception of communications is permitted where there is an express order from a judge, within the framework of the investigation of an offence or for reasons of public or state security, and in accordance with legal provisions and due process. Where interception is permitted, service providers are required to provide all information requested in the information order, including any necessary technical information and procedures in order to decompress, decipher or decide communications where they have been subject to security measures. This requirement would appear to be limited to decryption of communications that the service provider has encrypted. A copy of the law (in Spanish) can be found here .
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In Ecuador, the law requires service providers to comply with orders to decrypt information although legal safeguards exist (there must be express order from a judge, within the framework of the investigation of an offence or for reasons of public or state security, and in accordance with legal provisions and due process).
Murphy's Law