The lawmaker’s concern with the protection of personal data is not recent, such that the idea of protection of privacy and private life is express on the list of fundamental guarantees of the Federal Constitution (Article 5, X, Federal Constitution), besides indications with the same view, even if tenuously, in uncodified law, such as the Consumer Protection Code and the Internet Civil Mark. However, the General Personal Data Protection Law – LGPDP, which will enter in force in 2020, will delimit other aspects of the theme, which is why the adaptation procedure by companies, for the compliance with the legal rules is needed, avoiding the future application of penalties. (...)

When we talk about technology and law many think of a specific legal area focused on advocacy at the virtual level which take care of subjects like intellectual property or electronic contracts. The truth is that talking about the combination of law and technology has not meant just that in a long time (...)

The new Brazilian General Personal Data Protection Law (LGPDP – Federal Law nº 13.709/18) establishes new paradigms with the objective of safeguarding the fundamental rights to freedom, privacy and the free development of the individual, having as its basis the inviolability of intimacy, honor, image, among other human rights related to the personality. (...)