In this unique year of 2020, the significant milestone in the area of privacy and protection of personal data in the United States of America (USA) remains undoubtedly the CCPA – California Consumer Privacy Act, which started to protect the citizens of the State of California against commercial use of their personal data without their consent. But does privacy and protection of personal data in the US come down to the CCPA only?
The Governor of the State of São Paulo, João Agripino da Costa Doria Junior – better known as João Doria – sanctioned State Bill # 1212/2019 on December 1, 2020. The bill was authored by State Deputy Alex de Madureira as he is known, since his name is Alexander Muniz de Oliveira, being born in Piracicaba, SP, and affiliated with the Social Democratic Party (PSD).
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the term spam refers to unsolicited usually commercial messages (such as emails, text messages, or Internet postings) sent to a large number of recipients or posted in a large number of places. While it is quite true that the most common means of spamming is via electronic mail or email, […]
The General Data Protection Law (LGPD) – Law 13.709 / 2018 – was designed to standardize the protection of personal data handled by third parties (individuals, companies, or the government) for commercial purposes.
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Licks Attorneys Compliance’s Blog provides regular and insightful updates about Ethic and Compliance. The posts are authored by Alexandre Dalmasso, our partner. Licks Attorneys is a top tier Brazilian law firm, specialized in Intellectual Property and recognized for its success handling large and strategic projects in the country.
