Protection and treatment of sensitive personal data in the digital age and the right to privacy: The limits for state intervention

Abstract

This study aims to analyze how the processing of sensitive personal data in the digital age and the right to privacy has been taking place, as well as the role of the State in this area. The methodology used was based on data collection through scientific articles and bibliographic review, using the deductive-dialectic method. The objective was to investigate how the Brazilian citizen is preparing for the application of the General Data Protection Law (LGPD). To this end, Law 13.709 / 2018, which will come into force in August 2020, as well as the fundamental right to privacy, will be addressed, and it will be necessary to establish an anchorage of the theme in the Federal Constitution of 1988 and in the list of fundamental rights joined in this larger order. . The contribution of this article, therefore, is intended to analyze the limits of the state's intervention in the treatment of sensitive personal data of Brazilian citizens without compromising the right to privacy.