The EU has started the process for a GDPR adequacy decision with Brazil, enabling secure cross-border data flows if safeguards, oversight and remedies meet EU standards.
In a win for privacy, the Court of Justice of São Paulo blocks facial recognition on a public transport route.
Despite concerns over potential misuse and lack of trust, research has found consumers are not questioning corporate practices around personal data handling.
In a surprise move, the Brazilian Senate on Wednesday rolled back a planned Presidential postponement of Brazil’s new data protection […]
A new surveillance system is deemed “inefficient and dangerous” as it fails to protect the personal information of 4 million […]
A historic ruling of the Brazilian Supreme Court from May 07, 2020 describes the right to data protection as an […]
The Brazil Senate unanimously approved a bill today that would delay implementation of the Brazil General Law for Data Protection, […]
Brazil announced that it had fined Facebook $1.6 million over improperly sharing user data with Cambridge Analytica. In issuing the […]
The Ministry of Justice, through its Consumer Affairs Department, filed an administrative proceeding against the Google subsidiary in Brazil after […]
The impact of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) extends far beyond an organization’s European operations. On Aug. 14, 2018, […]
On July 10, 2018, Brazil’s Federal Senate approved a Data Protection Bill of Law. The bill, inspired by the EU […]
The judge fined Facebook for failing to give access in 2016 to WhatsApp messages exchanged by individuals under investigation for […]