O advento da Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (Lei no 13.709/18) e os desafios da tutela da privacidade no contexto da pandemia do novo coronavírus (COVID-19)

Abstract

The present work aims to analyze the impact and repercussions of the collection and processing of personal data obtained through surveillance, monitoring and geolocation technologies, used to combat the international health crisis caused by the New Coronavirus pandemic (COVID19). 19). The study will be done through the contemporary interpretation of the right to privacy and the General Law for the Protection of Personal Data - LGPD (Law nº 13.709/18), recently introduced in the national legal system. To do so, there will be a brief historical reconstruction of the right to privacy as a fundamental right and its repercussions in a scenario characterized by the profusion of invasive technologies, a fact that guided the construction of regulations aimed at data protection around the world. Finally, it will seek to present reflections on the beacons to be observed in the protection of privacy as an expression of the dignity of the human person when the opposition between individual rights and collective interest, in addition to identifying the role to be exercised by LGPD as an effective instrument of rights and fundamental guarantees of citizens in this challenging juncture.