Amnesty Report Details Argentina's AI-Powered Surveillance Push

The government’s security apparatus, bolstered by investments made between 2024 and 2025, now utilizes tools like Maltego for broad data scraping and Clearview AI for biometric facial identification. These systems, paired with drones capable of real-time thermal monitoring, have fostered what human rights observers describe as a pervasive chilling effect. Activists report being tracked at close range during public demonstrations, describing a constant sense of being watched that has fundamentally altered their ability to organize.

Journalists and civil society members report that this surveillance is frequently accompanied by coordinated online harassment campaigns. Paula Cejas of the International Federation of Journalists noted that the street level and digital spheres have effectively ceased to be safe spaces for the press. The government's reliance on these technologies coincides with the influence of figures like Peter Thiel, whose ties to the administration have sparked separate public outcry. Paola Garcia Ray, deputy director of Amnesty International Argentina, stated that these tools are being used to target dissent and shield powerful actors from accountability.