Director of ANPD highlights the importance of LGPD and the role of the Authority in protecting personal data in health

Summary

The Director of the National Authority for Data Protection (ANPD), Mu00edriam Wimmer, participated in the 1st International Symposium on Digital Transformation in the Unified Health System (SUS) in Su00e3o Paulo. She discussed the challenges of balancing personal data use with the need to protect sensitive health data, emphasizing the importance of the General Data Protection Law (LGPD) in ensuring data protection and confidentiality. The symposium brought together over 50 panelists and 4,500 attendees, including health officials, researchers, and professionals, to discuss topics such as digital health transformation, telessau00fade, data science, and artificial intelligence.