As companies in Brazil grapple with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and work to return to the office, a new ordinance issued Nov. 1 by the Ministry of Labor and Welfare, and subsequent legal challenges, are causing uncertainty. Under the ordinance, terminating an employee for failure to provide ...

Comprehensive data protection laws exist around the world, and more are expected to come into play. While each law is different, there are many common threads around rights, obligations and enforcement provisions. The IAPP Westin Research Center recently updated its chart mapping several comprehensi...

Like so many around the world, companies in Brazil are grappling with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and are working to figure out the best way to return to office while protecting employees’ health and safety. A new ordinance issued Nov. 1 by Brazil’s Ministry of Labor and Welfare, and subseq...

Domestic airports in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo are expanding facial recognition trials, ZDNet reports. The technology was introduced this week for Azul, Gol and Latam pilots and flight attendants and eliminates the need to show identification to access the departure lounge and aircraft. A two-wee...

Nextgov reports the U.S. agreed to join the EU on the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace, a joint initiative addressing cybersecurity and other issues related to internet activities. Meanwhile, the U.S. and Israel forged a separate coalition dedicated to combating ransomware attacks. ...