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Anatel holds a public hearing to discuss reduction of Internet of Things (IoT) barriers

The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) held a public hearing at its headquarters to discuss the possibility of reducing regulatory barriers regarding the expansion of Internet of Things – IoT apps (machine to machine communication) in Brazil – related to quality...

Public Civil Suit proposed against the Federal Union and Ceará’s AMC sparks debate on the rise in legal demands regarding privacy and protection of personal data

The Federal District´s State Attorneys’ Office filed Public Civil Suit against the Federal Union and Ceará’s AMS (Autarquia Municipal de Trânsito – Municipal Traffic, Public Services and Citizenship Authority)....

Decree nº 9.936/19 regulates the law that instituted Positive Credit Registry, establishing its guidelines

Decree nº 9.936/19, published in the Federal Official Gazette on July 25, 2019, regulated Law nº 12.414/11, which instituted the Positive Credit Registry - that is, the formation and consultation of databases with citizen information - in order to establish guidelines for...

EU Court of Justice rules that companies using a “like” button linked to Facebook must answer for data to users.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on July 29, 2019, that companies that embed the Facebook "like" button on their websites, allowing their users personal data to be transferred to the North American social network, could be held liable for data collection. The ruling...

MPDFT files a Public Civil Action and requires telecommunication company to prepare and deliver a Data Protection Impact Assessment

By Ricardo Barretto, Juliana Ikeda, Lorena Pretti, Vitor Koketu and Isabella Aragão | The Public Prosecution Service of the Federal District and Territories (MPDFT), through the Special Unit for Protection of Personal Data and Artificial Intelligence (ESPEC), innovated by...

Final Report issued by the Joint Committee under Provisional Act 869/2018

Based on the opinions and positions expressed in the four (4) public hearings regarding Provisional Act (MP) nº 869/18, the Rapporteur of the Joint Committee for the appraisal of this legal document prepared a legislative report (Draft Law on Conversion - PLV), presenting his...

Public Hearings of MP Nº869/18

Continuing the series of studies and follow-up of the Public Hearings held in the scope of analysis of Provisional Act nº 869/2018, the third meeting, held on 04/16/2019, addressed the subject "Data processing in the private sector, automated treatment and the Right to...

Public Hearings in the National Congress on Provisional Act 869/18

On 09/04/2019, the first public hearing of the Joint Committee of Provisional Act 869/18 ("MP 869/18") was held to discuss the topic "National Data Protection Authority: institutional design and models of governance, competencies and attributions for a National Data Protection...
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