14Aug 2020
On August 11, Law No. 8,973/2020 was published in the Official Gazette of Rio de Janeiro, which prohibits the use of personal data, sensitive data and metadata from users of virtual platforms of “distance learning” (DL) for the purposes of commercial exploitation....
14Aug 2020
The European Authority for Data Administration in the Public Sector (Data Standards Authority - “DSA”), published, in the first week of August of this year, a guiding document aiming to improve data sharing between public bodies, making public services more efficient and...
14Aug 2020
The State of Pernambuco, on August 6, published the Decree No. 49,265/2020, which instituted the State Policy for Personal Data Protection of the State Executive Branch in accordance with Federal Law No. 13,709/2018 (“LGPD”). The Decree establishes the Four-Year Strategic...
14Aug 2020
On August 11, Ordinance No. 283/2020 of the National Supplementary Health Agency (“ANS”) was published in the Brazilian Official Gazette, which appointed the servant Luiz Gustavo Meira Homrich to exercise the function of Data Protection Officer (DPO), as provided for in the...
20Jul 2020
On July 10, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”), an independent European body that contributes to the application of personal data protection rules, published the final version of the Guidelines No. 5 of the year 2019 on the requirements and conditions for the...
20Jul 2020
On July 16, the Court of Justice of the European Union deemed as invalid the international data transfer mechanism called privacy shield between the European Union and the United States, on the grounds of insufficient minimum guarantees for data processing by the USA, including...
20Jul 2020
In mid-April of this year, the district representative Julia Lucy (NOVO-DF) presented the Bill No. 1133/2020 which “provides for guidelines for guarantees of individual freedom and protection of personal data in intelligent monitoring to combat pandemics, and provides other...
20Jul 2020
The Spanish Data Protection Agency (“AEPD”) has recently announced a series of Resolutions imposing fines on companies in different sectors, based on the violation of the GDPR and the guiding principles of personal data protection. Resolution No. PS/00104/2020, published on...