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Data privacy reform gains momentum in Latin America

February 12, 2019 by Paulina Bojalil - Michael Egan - Carlos Vela-Treviño 1 Comment

On May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") of the European Union (EU) entered into force and propelled various Latin American countries to reform and update their local data protection regimes. Brazil, for instance, put together a comprehensive data protection regulation mirroring EU laws despite not having a previous regulation in … [Read more...] about Data privacy reform gains momentum in Latin America

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