Choosing consent as a standard legal ground for processing personal data can be misleading
As from August 2020, every company processing data in the Brazilian territory or offering goods or services to individuals in Brazil, must comply with the recently enacted General Data Protection Law (LGPD). Unlike the European Union, where a regulation on data privacy – Directive 95/94/EC – was in force even before the General Data Protection […]
Internal Investigations and the New Brazilian General Data Protection Law
As a result of the widespread investigation and sanctioning of corruption practices over the past few years, companies doing business in Brazil have increasingly adopted rigorous compliance policies. Some aspects of Brazil’s recently approved General Data Protection Law (LGPD) are believed to hinder internal investigations that are typically part of such compliance initiatives. This article discusses why […]