Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, along with the National Consumer Secretariat of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, published a guide to help consumers understand how to secure their data and effectuate data protection rights under the General Data Protection Law. Consumers are given details on what data is necessary or allowed for certain processing activities and what they can do if there is an LGPD violation. Meanwhile, the ANPD has begun examining data protection practices in Brazil's pharmaceutical industry.
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