Brazilian data protection authority improves LGPD to ease regulations for small businesses

Members of the Brazilian data protection authority, Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, unanimously approved a new regulation for application of the General Data Protection Law for small businesses, according to ANPD. The aim of the new regulation is to bring “balance” between the rules of LGPD and better suit them for small businesses. The ANPD recognized the regulatory burden LGPD placed on small- and micro-sized companies needed to be improved for their growth.