As of August 2019, approximately 85 percent of companies surveyed in Brazil stated that they were not prepared for the General Data Protection Law (LGPD, as abbreviated in Portuguese), which entails a series of requirements and was set to go into full effect in August 2021. Moreover, seven out of ten (73 percent of) companies planned to hire experts on data protection. According to another survey, one out of five companies in Brazil had a department focused on managing fake news.
Percentage of companies prepared for the General Data Protection Law (LGPD) in Brazil as of August 2019
Brazil's General Data Protection Law (LGPD, as abbreviated in Portuguese) passed on July 2019 to govern personal data both online and offline. It requires, for instance, companies to be transparent about how they intend to use consumers' data, and establishes fines in cases of misuse and leaking. It is set to go into full effect in August 2021.
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EBC. (August 8, 2019). Percentage of companies prepared for the General Data Protection Law (LGPD) in Brazil as of August 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134045/brazil-lgpd-companies/
EBC. "Percentage of companies prepared for the General Data Protection Law (LGPD) in Brazil as of August 2019." Chart. August 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134045/brazil-lgpd-companies/
EBC. (2019). Percentage of companies prepared for the General Data Protection Law (LGPD) in Brazil as of August 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134045/brazil-lgpd-companies/
EBC. "Percentage of Companies Prepared for The General Data Protection Law (Lgpd) in Brazil as of August 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134045/brazil-lgpd-companies/
EBC, Percentage of companies prepared for the General Data Protection Law (LGPD) in Brazil as of August 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134045/brazil-lgpd-companies/ (last visited November 24, 2024)
Percentage of companies prepared for the General Data Protection Law (LGPD) in Brazil as of August 2019 [Graph], EBC, August 8, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134045/brazil-lgpd-companies/
