CLThe parliamentary bloc of Renovación Nacional (RN) has proposed a legislative initiative to expand the use of IMSI Catcher technology, which intercepts mobile communications during criminal investigations. Currently, Chilean law allows the use of such technologies under judicial authorization to obtain technical identifiers, IP addresses, metadata, and device locations in specific cases. The new proposal seeks to move this regulation from the anti-terrorism legislation into the Criminal Procedure Code and introduce a second level of intervention, allowing the interception of communication content under stricter conditions. The project argues that organized crime increasingly uses advanced economic and technological resources, requiring stronger investigative tools. It cites data showing a significant rise in organized crime-related offenses between 2006 and 2023. Under the proposal, judges could authorize the interception of mobile networks using simulated telecommunications systems to gather information necessary for identifying and locating devices. This would apply to terrorism, organized crime, drug-related crimes, and certain firearm offenses, provided there are justified and事实
Bias read (Conservative): The article presents a legislative proposal by a conservative political faction (Renovación Nacional) aimed at expanding surveillance capabilities, framed as a necessary measure against rising organized crime. While the article provides context and quotes from both proponents and existing legal text
