Brazil has proposed new laws that would force e-businesses selling to Brazil-based consumers to store personal data about said customers on local servers. Google and Facebook have raised objections to the plan, saying that such requirements would, in the words of Facebook Brazil, “entail huge costs and inefficiencies in online business in the country.” It is perhaps worth noting that the partner of leak-publishing reporter Glenn Greenwald who was recently detained by British officials is Brazilian.
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Brazil Proposes Laws to Outlaw Foreign Data Storage
Posted by: David Vranicar August 21, 2013 12:46 PMBrazil has proposed new laws that would force e-businesses selling to Brazil-based consumers to store personal data about said customers on local servers. Google and Facebook have raised objections to the plan, saying that such requirements would, in the words of Facebook Brazil, “entail huge costs and inefficiencies in online business in the country.” It is perhaps worth noting that the partner of leak-publishing reporter Glenn Greenwald who was recently detained by British officials is Brazilian.