DPO Advisor

State governments have been warned about online learning tools harvesting student data, but have yet to discontinue their use

Brazil’s General Data Protection Law, or the Lei Geral de Proteçäo de Dados (LGPD) came into effect on August 16, 2020. The LGPD is made up of 65 articles and is designed to unify 40 existing laws to regulate processing of the personal data of individuals. The LGPD creates a legal framework for the use of personal data of individuals in Brazil, regardless of where the data processor is located and is closely modeled after the GDPR.Scope:Data processing within the territory of BrazilData processing of individuals who are within the territory of Brazil, regardless of where in the world the data processor is locatedData processing of data collected in Brazil‍‍