When the LGPD is Ignored: The Case of the Data Leak of 223 Million Brazilians!
Protecting personal data has never been more important than it is today. With the increasing digitalization of companies and the increase in online transactions, episodes of leaks of sensitive information are becoming more frequent. One of the most alarming cases in Brazil occurred in 2021, when the data of 223 million people […]
Dr. Ellen Carolina Silva highlighted the importance of appointing a Data Controller (DPO) to ensure transparency and governance in the processing of personal data.
In an interview with the LexLegal website, our partner and LGPD specialist, Dr. Ellen Carolina Silva, highlighted the importance of appointing a Data Controller (DPO) to ensure transparency and corporate governance in the processing of personal data. She states that the controller is the point of contact who ensures that the rights of data subjects […]
Regulated self-regulation: accountability instrument with the LGPD
The General Data Protection Law (Law 13.709/18 – LGPD) established a complex set of rules and regulations whose implementation depends, to a large extent, on interpretation and supplementation by a competent body, in this case the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD). In addition, the wording of the LGPD itself, in line with the […]
CD/ANPD RESOLUTION No. 10, OF DECEMBER 5, 2023
The National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) published, this Wednesday (13), the first edition of the Map of Priority Themes (MTP). This document aims to outline the actions and studies that the ANPD will define as a priority for the 2024-2025 biennium. Among the themes are: rights of data subjects; processing of personal data of children and adolescents […]
Analysis of Bill 522/2022 and the protection of neural data in Brazil
The evolution of new technologies and the increase in artificial intelligence techniques in the field of neuroscience have been challenging established judicial systems and causing some concepts, such as privacy, intimacy and human dignity, to be reinterpreted. Imaging and functional brain tracking techniques are widely used by […]
5 years of LGPD: Our partner, Dr. Ellen Carolina, an expert in LGPD, highlights the challenges of the coming years
Members of the CNPD, sector entities, research organizations and experts indicate the achievements resulting from the LGPD and indicate which topics are priorities in the near future. In its 5 years of existence, the General Data Protection Law (LGPD) has faced setbacks and uncertainties, but has consolidated itself as an important tool for a society based on the digitalization of the economy. The […]
Legislative change – Law 14.620/2023
Published today, Law 14.620/2023, which, among other provisions, amends article 784 of the Code of Civil Procedure (which deals with extrajudicial executive titles), regarding the exemption from the mandatory signature of two witnesses in private instruments), which have been constituted or certified by electronic means. Said law inserts the […]
TJSP decision recognizes validity of digitally signed credit instruments outside ICP Brasil standards
The 24th Private Law Chamber of the TJSP decided that it is no longer mandatory to use the ICP-Brasil digital certificate to sign credit instruments. The decision recognized the validity of the digital signature made through links sent to the signatory, as long as the authorship and integrity of the document are proven. The rapporteur of the appeal, […]
International transfer of personal data and the LGPD
The discussion on personal data protection has gained relevance in recent decades, mainly due to the profound transformations resulting from technological advances and the intense flow of cross-border data that support not only modern international trade and investment, but also improve business operations, especially in the creation of business models based on […]
CD/ANPD RESOLUTION No. 4 – Approves the Regulation on Dosing and Application of Administrative Sanctions.
Last Monday, February 27th, the ANPD (National Data Protection Authority) published the long-awaited resolution 4, which establishes the criteria for the ANPD to apply the fines and sanctions (warnings, suspension of data processing activity or the obligation to make the sanction public, etc.) that are provided for in the LGPD. Among these […]
Protection of personal data becomes a constitutional right
The National Congress enacted this Thursday, February 10, Constitutional Amendment 115, which guarantees the protection of personal data, including those transmitted in digital media, as a fundamental right, in addition to establishing the exclusive competence of the Union to legislate on the subject. It is a historic day, since Constitutional Amendment 115 increases the protection […]
Considerations on the implementation of SERP – Electronic Public Records System that modernizes the Brazilian public records system.
With the aim of streamlining the procedures for public registration of legal acts and transactions, Provisional Measure (MP) 1085/21 was published on 12/28/2021, which will allow notary offices to carry out their operations digitally, with the implementation of the Electronic Public Registry System (SERP). This technology will allow, among other functions, the interconnection between […]