“ANPD must be strengthened”, argues Director of the Digital Law Commission of the Chamber of Deputies

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Miriam Wimmer, Director of the National Authority for Data Protection (ANPD), attended a public hearing at the Special Commission on Digital Rights in the Chamber of Deputies on April 11. The meeting focused on data protection and treatment by public agencies and companies, aimed at discussing the need to create laws or adapt existing ones to the current technological reality. Wimmer emphasized the importance of the LGPD (Lei Geral de Proteu00e7u00e3o de Dados Pessoais) as a unifying element between various existing laws. She also suggested that the committee include in its working agenda the need to structure the ANPD better, including establishing its own staff and administrative and budgetary autonomy. The meeting highlighted the challenges posed by digitalization, including automatic inferences about individuals, and the need for the ANPD to play a key role in ensuring compliance with data protection laws.