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The controversy on data sharing between Europe and the USA

June 5, 2023

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has published a press release on May 22, announcing that the inquiry into Meta Ireland, the Dublin-based company that manages Facebook not only in Ireland but throughout Europe, has been concluded.

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The German supply chain due diligence act (LKSG)

May 29, 2023

In the previous article, the “United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights”, created in 2011 and which still influences several laws in many countries, was highlighted.

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United Nations guiding principles on business and human rights

May 22, 2023

Although ESG (which stands for Environmental, Social and Governance) is a popular topic, few are aware of the document “Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights”. Launched in 2011 by the United Nations, the text has influenced countless laws in several countries around the world to this day.

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How to investigate corruption

May 15, 2023

With regard to investigations of corruption in Brazil, the police authority, the Brazilian Office of the Comptroller General (CGU), the Prosecution Office and even the Internal Affairs of various public entities are invariably involved.

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Dark patterns in data protection

May 8, 2023

In a time where fake news is so prevalent, the topic of dark patterns has gained a lot of relevance. The term was purely academic but, in recent times, has been commonly seen in data protection regulations worldwide.

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U.S Department of justice updates its guide to corporate compliance programs

May 2, 2023

Now under the Biden administration, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has published, on March 3, 2023, an update to its guide for evaluating compliance programs. It assists prosecutors in this task, allowing them to identify whether the program is efficient at the time of the offense and whether it is effective at the time of a charging decision or resolution.

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The EDPB publishes new guidelines for personal data protection

April 11, 2023

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has recently published, after a public inquiry with different segments of European society, three new guidelines related to the protection of personal data.

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The sponsorship ethics of pharmaceutical and medical companies for physicians speaking in conferences

March 20, 2023

This is certainly one of the most controversial topics in recent years with regard to the interaction of the medical profession with the health industry – which encompasses the pharmaceutical industry, medical and hospital products and even cosmetics and food.

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ANPD REGULATES THE APPLICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS

March 7, 2023

Administrative Sanctions Regulation on Dosimetry and Application of Administrative Sanctions, which establishes the dosimetry guidelines for sentences, especially calculating the base value for fines the agency may apply. It is an initiative of the rapporteur and director of the ANPD – Arthur Sabbat, in which he was unanimously followed by the rest of the board. Although the criteria set out below establish clear guidelines, the ANPD may depart from its methodology or review the penalty, if impaired proportionality is found between the severity of the violation and the intensity of the sanction.

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Prison after conviction in appellate courts

February 23, 2023

Going to prison in Brazil is any easy task. The Brazilian procedural law, especially in criminal law, creates so many mechanisms for postponing the final and unappealable decisions that anyone having the resources to hire a lawyer or relying on an active public defender can postpone it. As such, many cases end up time-barred, although Brazilian legislation is slowly advancing in making crimes such as femicide or rape imprescriptible.

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Licks Attorneys Compliance’s Blog provides regular and insightful updates about Ethic and Compliance. The posts are authored by Alexandre Dalmasso, our partner. Licks Attorneys is a top tier Brazilian law firm, specialized in Intellectual Property and recognized for its success handling large and strategic projects in the country.

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How are whistleblowers treated in Europe?

Since 2010, with the enactment of the "Dodd-Frank Act", the United States introduced the whistleblower, i.e., someone who witnesses an irregularity within the following parameters:

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PHRMA updates its code on interactions with health professionals

A very sensitive issue for the pharmaceutical industry, and for the medical and hospital products industry concerns the limits in their interaction with health professionals, especially physicians who prescribe drugs, and medical and hospital products.

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When gifts become a problem

Could a simple gift be a nuisance to a company? Depending on the situation and the parties involved, it certainly can!

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UNODC'S best practices in the fight against corruption

In a memorable initiative, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) developed, in 2007, the Best Practices in the Fight Against Corruption project, of which several countries took part, including Brazil.

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When friendship drags you down

Professor Robert Henry Srour from the University of São Paulo (USP), who I respectfully admire as one of the greatest and best thinkers on ethics in Brazil, describes in his magnificent work “Ética Empresarial” an interesting scene from the movie The Devil's Own, 1997.

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Data protection rules in the states of Virginia and Colorado, USA

Although the United States is at the forefront when it comes to innovation and technology, the same cannot be said when it comes to privacy and data protection, since state statutes focus solely on the commercialization of personal data from individuals. Due to its form of government, the US allows States to decide on the rules for the protection of personal data.

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Brazilian Data Protection Authority (ANPD) regulates personal data protection for small business

The Brazilian Data Protection Authority (ANPD), the body responsible for the promotion and control of the General Data Protection Law (LGPD) in Brazil, started 2022 by publishing CD/ANPD Resolution #2 on January 27, 2022, which approves the regulation implementing the LGPD – Statute #13.709/2018 for small processing agents.

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2021 corruption perceptions index

The Transparency International is a non-profit anti-corruption organization headquartered on Berlin that operates internationally. Its purpose is to combat corruption and criminal activities related to corrupt acts.

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Third-Party Due Diligence

In the early 2000s, when a company was asked if there was a compliance program in force, the answer would be the existence of a Code of Ethics or Conduct. If that was the case and there was a compliance program, the company could boast this as a hallmark.

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VIRTUAL VOICE ASSISTANTS AND PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION

While Brazil's National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) struggles to meet its General DataProtection Act (LGPD) regulatory schedule for the two-year period of 2021 and2022, Europe is making strides in regulating and guiding various aspects of the GeneralData Protection Regulation (GDPR), as shown below.

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Why you should not ignore risk assessment

Considering the hardships the world is going through, recently paralyzed by one of the biggest pandemics in history which, claimed the lives of millions of people millions of companies that could not bear the burden of shutdowns and were not prepared for working remotely, it has become necessary to draw attention to something that many companies despise: the habit of performing risk assessments.

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Ethics and Democracy

After moments of great suffering when not only Brazil but the world was faced with a lethal pandemic resulting in the death of millions, life begins to return to normal. The economic issues caused by the pandemic in addition to the health injuries of citizens show the dramatic social abyss, which is engulfing mainly the lower-middle classes in Brazil. Economic markers, GDP below the target, and galloping inflation demonstrate that the ghost of recession is more realistic than we'd like.

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Relationships between co-workers and conflicts of interest

The recurring theme of romantic relationships between co-workers has been around the corporate world for quite some time and often leaves the field of Human Resources or even Compliance in difficult situations.

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The importance of encryption in the era of personal data protection

Encryption is the process of turning information into text by using an algorithm (called a cipher) in order to enable anyone to read it except those with a particular identification, usually referred to as a key. The result of this process is encrypted information, also known as ciphertext.

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