With the recent arrival of 5G in Brazil, much has been said about the perspectives for improvements brought by this technology. As the world moves towards faster connections, however, its impact on personal data protection must be considered.
The capital, Brasília, was the first city in the country to receive 5G and the forecast to arrive in all cities in Brazil is only at the end of 2029. It is unquestionable that it is a process of changes, with some limitations, such as the fact that the technology can only be used in the areas where it was released or by specific devices that can receive it.
Despite some obstacles to the complete adaptation of this technology in Brazil, there are countless benefits that can be brought by it, such as: faster and more stable connection; advances in telemedicine and technologies involving self-driving cars; greater interactions in the metaverse; improvement in response time between the origin and destination of information; among others.
The advantages exposed above, however, will directly relate to the way people handle and expose their personal data. The fact is that there will be greater data collection, as well as an expansion of services that will make use of facial recognition and artificial intelligence in general. It is therefore essential to pay greater attention to the Brazilian General Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 13.709/2018), also called “LGPD”.
The LGPD is a recent law, with its entry into force on September 18, 2020, and applies in cases where there is (i) the processing of personal data in Brazil; (ii) offering or providing goods or services to individuals located in Brazil; or (iii) personal data collected in Brazil.
Thus, even though the data protection culture in Brazil is in the dissemination phase, it is extremely important that companies comply with the law, in order to follow all this technological progress, to demonstrate transparency with their data subjects, and also to avoid any type of sanction that may be imposed by the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD”).
For more information on how to keep your company in compliance with the LGPD, contact Peduti Advogados.
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Author: Caroline Muniz, Junior Associate at Peduti Advogados.
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