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LGPD

What is LGPD?

Brazil's General Data Protection Law (Lei Geral de Protecao de Dados) that regulates the processing of personal data of individuals in Brazil.

Privacy and Data Protection

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as lgpd. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on lgpd

Requirements naming lgpd across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Personal data treatment. Article 34 makes the institutions responsible for treating personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Law (LGPD).

BR-OF-A34 · Personal data treatment (LGPD) →

Security Dimension 8 Privacy per X.805 Clause 6.8: Privacy shields what could be inferred by watching activity on the network, for example websites visited by users + their geographic location + the IP addresses and DNS names assigned to devices inside a provi...

X805-Dim8-Privacy-Identification-Network-Activity-Personal-Information-Confidentiality · ITU-T X.805 Security Dimension 8 - Privacy + Identification of Network Activity + Personal Information Confidentiality + Subscriber Anonymity + Pseudonymity + Anti-Tracking + Location Privacy + Data Minimization + GDPR/CCPA Alignment →

Training + awareness + coordination operationalise UU PDP within Indonesia and across the regional + global regulatory landscape. Training and Awareness: mandatory cyber + privacy awareness training for all staff + role-specific training for IT + security + ex...

IDPdp-Training-Awareness-Coord-ASEAN-SingaporePDPA-APEC-CBPR-GDPR-Art70to76-MoCom-Transition · Indonesia PDP Training + Awareness + Indonesian Representative + Lembaga PDP Transition + Coordination ASEAN/Singapore PDPA/APEC CBPR/GDPR/India DPDP/Cross-Sectoral OJK/BI/BSSN →

Coordination positions ICDPA within the broader US and international privacy regulatory landscape. (1) Utah UCPA Template Parent: Iowa CDPA most closely follows Utah CDPA (UCPA effective 31 December 2023) template - shared narrow Sale definition + opt-out (NOT...

ICDPA-Coord-USStatePrivacy-UCPA-Template-VCDPA-CPA-CTDPA-Federal-FTC-GDPR-International · Iowa CDPA Coordination - Utah CDPA Template Parent + US State Privacy Patchwork + Federal Sectoral (HIPAA/GLBA/FCRA/FERPA/COPPA) + FTC Section 5 + GDPR + India DPDP + International →

Establish cybersecurity governance and policy structures appropriate to retail industry characteristics per the NRF Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Framework guidance and supporting NIST CSF alignment.

NRFCS-1 · Retail Cybersecurity Governance, Policy, and Regulatory Change Management →
OWASP MASVS1 control

Per OWASP MASVS v2 MASVS-PRIVACY: protect privacy + personal data in mobile apps. Requirements include (a) implement data minimisation collecting only data necessary for the function + (b) provide clear + accessible privacy notices + consent mechanisms + (c) i...

OWASPMASVS-8 · MASVS-PRIVACY: Privacy and Data Protection →

Questions people ask about lgpd

What is LGPD?
Brazil's General Data Protection Law (Lei Geral de Protecao de Dados) that regulates the processing of personal data of individuals in Brazil.
Why is LGPD important for compliance?
LGPD is a key concept in Privacy and Data Protection. Understanding lgpd helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address LGPD?
LGPD appears in the requirement text of Brazil Open Finance (Resolução Conjunta No. 1/2020), ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications, Indonesia PDP Law, Iowa Consumer Data Protection Act, NRF Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Framework (National Retail Federation). Across these standards we have identified 6 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about LGPD?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how lgpd applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

See how LGPD applies across compliance frameworks

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.