Facebook Group has its main products temporarily offline and the repercussions on data
By: Leonardo Neri On October 4, 2021, Facebook servers around the world experienced instability, affecting national stock exchanges, problems for sellers who need the networks for work, in addition to the loss of approximately U$50 billion in assets from Facebook itself and U$16 billion in personal income from Mark Zuckemberg, […]
PROCON-MT fines half a million to pharmaceutical chains Drogasil and Droga Raia for improperly collecting customers' personal data
By: Leonardo Neri After an inspection started in pharmacies in Cuiabá, between May 4th and 5th, 2021, PROCON-MT, applied a fine in the amount of R$572,680.71 to the RD group, after inspecting 6 establishments in the capital. This operation was initiated at the request of the MPE-MT, due to complaints from consumers that […]
Possible data leak of 1.3 million Clubhouse users revealed
By: Leonardo Neri This week, news broke of a leak of data from 1.3 million users of the social network Clubhouse, a platform for exchanging audio messages. The leaked data was allegedly exposed in a database available on the internet. The platform denies having been hacked and claims that the data made available […]
Federal Police investigate the largest data leak in Brazil's history
February 4, 2021 By Leonardo Neri and Barbara Oliveira At the request of the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD), the Federal Police are investigating what may be the largest data breach in the country's history. It is estimated that the mega-breach under investigation affected more than 220 million people, whose data was leaked online, including […]
National Data Protection Authority publishes regulatory agenda
01/29/2021 By Leonardo Neri Taking advantage of the international data protection week, the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) published yesterday, the 28th, its regulatory agenda, approved at the 1st deliberative meeting of its Board of Directors, held on January 20th. The regulatory agenda, published through Ordinance 11/2021, provides for the planning of actions […]