About the Seminar

Objectives

Identifying and addressing challenges posed by new technologies regarding privacy and data protection,

Bringing together academic key specialists, law professionals, computer scientists, representatives of industry and activists in a conference that will enable high-level exchange of expertise, in order to obtain a better understanding of the issues relating to this field,

Addressing recommendations to public and private actors in the Brazilian context of privacy and data protection and contributing to the creation of a future legislation in the field.

Introduction

The Seminar has the following objectives:

• Identifying and addressing challenges posed by new technologies regarding privacy and data protection;
• Bringing together academic key specialists, law professionals, computer scientists, representatives of industry and activists in a conference that will enable high-level exchange of expertise, in order to obtain a better understanding of the issues relating to this field;
• Addressing recommendations to public and private actors in the Brazilian context of privacy and data protection and contributing to the creation of a future legislation in the field.

• The Brazilian Internet Steering Committee – CGI.br is sponsoring the Seminar, which is organized in partnership with the Working Group for Information and Communication Technologies from the Federal Public Prosecution and the Getulio Vargas Foundation from São Paulo.

Scientific Committee

• Luiz COSTA (Federal Prosecution Service, WGICT - Working Group on Information and Communication Technologies)
• Marcel LEONARDI (Fundação Getúlio Vargas São Paulo, FGVSP)
• Raquel F. Gatto (Brazilian Network Information Center – NIC.br)
• Demi Getschko (Brazilian Steering Committee – CGI.br e Brazilian Netwrok Information Center – NIC.br)