Telefônica Brasil targeted in Brazilian data-protection lawsuit
By Rodrigo Russo ( July 31, 2019, 19:01 GMT | Insight) -- Telecom operator Telefônica Brasil, which operates under the brand Vivo, has been targeted in a data-protection lawsuit in Brazil. Prosecutors in the Federal District have asked a court to urgently prohibit the company from commercializing a geolocation product and to order it to produce a data-protection impact assessment.Telecom operator Telefônica Brasil, which operates under the brand Vivo, is facing a data-protection lawsuit in Brazil, according to documents seen by MLex. Prosecutors in the Federal District have asked a court to urgently prohibit the company from commercializing a geolocation product and to order it to produce a data-protection impact assessment. ...
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