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ADR-0008 · Default 30-day retention for Argentina
Status: accepted Date: 2026-05
Context
Camera retention is a regulated matter in most jurisdictions. Different markets have different defaults and limits:
- Argentina (AAIP general): Resolución 4/2019 suggests 30 days as a guideline, longer requires justification.
- CABA (Buenos Aires city): Ley 5.688 allows up to 60 days for surveillance in public spaces.
- BCRA (banking): 90 days minimum for banking sector branches.
- Spain (LOPDGDD): 30 days max default, deletion required after.
- France (CNIL): 30 days default, longer with justification.
- Germany (BDSG): 14 days is the recommended baseline, longer requires DPIA.
Setting a permissive default (e.g., 90 days) gives more flexibility to operators but defaults are sticky — operators rarely change them, and a permissive default in Argentina would put deployments out of compliance with AAIP guidance by default.
Decision
The first-boot wizard sets retention based on country selection:
| Country | Default | Presets available |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 30 d | 60 d (CABA), 90 d (BCRA), 14 d (minimal) |
| Spain | 30 d | 14 d, 60 d (with justification) |
| France | 30 d | 14 d, 60 d |
| Germany | 14 d | 7 d, 30 d (with DPIA) |
| Italy | 7 d | 14 d, 30 d (Garante exception) |
For Argentina specifically: 30 days is the default.
Per-camera override is supported in Frigate config. The wizard step that sets retention also notes the regulatory basis ("AAIP general guideline") so operators understand they're picking a regulatory profile, not just a number.
Consequences
Good:
- Out-of-the-box compliance for the most common Argentine deployment.
- Operators are informed about regulatory basis, not just numbers.
- Sales material can claim "compliant by default in Argentina/EU".
Bad / trade-offs:
- 30 days isn't the right default for every Argentine deployment (e.g., banking would prefer 90). Mitigated by the preset selector.
- Country selection at first boot is a strong commitment that affects later decisions; operators rarely change it.
See also
docs/06-legal/retention-argentina.mddocs/06-legal/retention-eu.md