Chile weighs data, AI and security laws

Chile has several bills moving through Congress that affect personal data, artificial intelligence, digital violence, and surveillance powers. Among them are Bill 18340-03, which would require certain providers to report breaches of customer or user databases and would add changes to personal data protection rules, the AI systems bill already approved by the lower house and now in its second constitutional review in the Senate, the bill criminalizing digital violence, and the public security constitutional reform backed by José Antonio Kast's government.

What does the SERNAC data bill propose?

The Congressional Library's briefing identifies Bill 18340-03, which is still under review, as an initiative that would impose on certain providers the duty to disclose breaches involving databases with customer or user information, while also introducing changes to personal data protection rules.

That text appears in a BCN briefing on regulations and bills related to the National Consumer Service. The reference matters because it links consumer protection with reporting duties after incidents affecting databases. The briefing places the bill within ongoing legislative work, not as an approved law.

Where does the AI regulation bill stand?

The bill regulating artificial intelligence systems, consolidated from Bills 15.869-19 and 16.821-19, was approved by the Chamber of Deputies and is now in its second constitutional stage in the Senate, under general review by the Commission on Future Challenges, Science, Technology, and Innovation.

The initiative is not law yet and could still change during its passage through the upper chamber. The available material does not spell out the article-by-article text here, but it does confirm that the legislative debate remains open and that the bill may change before any final approval.

What changes with the digital violence bill?

The bill defining digital violence has been in its second constitutional stage in the Senate since 2020 and seeks to amend the Criminal Code to punish harmful conduct in virtual spaces that affects privacy, honor, and personal integrity.

The legislative reference shows that the debate is still open and that the proposal is waiting for further progress in the upper chamber. The text focuses on conduct committed in virtual spaces, with direct effects on personal rights that the bill aims to protect through criminal-law changes.

What powers does the security reform discuss?

The constitutional security reform promoted by José Antonio Kast's government, identified as initiative 18597-07, seeks to create a new Public Security State of Exception, with an initial term of up to 120 days, renewable once by the president without congressional review, and it includes powers to intercept, open, or inspect communications.

According to news coverage, the presidential message also proposes making public security a constitutional mandate, allowing the suspension of personal freedoms, authorizing the armed forces to cooperate with police, and creating a registry of organized crime and terrorism groups tied to a special prison regime. The reform was introduced in the Senate under urgent procedure, began its review in the upper chamber, and was sent to the constitutional, defense, and security committees, with no date set for a floor vote.

The most visible controversy centers on the power to intercept, open, or inspect documents and communications. Several analyses have flagged it as one of the most sensitive points because of its reach into privacy and the lack of parliamentary oversight over the extension. Lawmakers such as Squella and Longton have publicly argued for removing that authority from the text to narrow the scope of the new state of exception and exclude communications from it.

What does the bill say about database breaches and personal data protection?

Bill 18340-03 requires certain providers to report breaches involving databases with customer or user information, and it also introduces changes to personal data protection.

The Congressional Library briefing places it as a bill under review linked to the National Consumer Service. The text does not present it as an approved law, but as part of an ongoing legislative debate over reporting duties after security incidents and the protection of personal data.

What is Bill 18118-07?

This article does not develop a bill identified as Bill 18118-07. The security reform described here is initiative 18597-07, introduced by José Antonio Kast's government and sent to the Senate.

The available text focuses on that public security reform, with powers to intercept, open, or inspect communications, as well as creating a new state of exception. If the query refers to 18118-07, it would require reviewing a different legislative initiative from the one covered in this article.