O impacto da Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados aplicada a ciência de dados na área de saúde

Abstract

We live in an era in which information is of enormous importance for citizens and companies. Assertive and timely information can determine the success or failure of a company and has its origin in the proper processing of data. In turn, the data each day is obtained in ways never imagined. Equipment for personal use, automated collection systems that are often not noticed by users and records that complement each other, make the capture and processing of data more powerful and accurate. In this context, the enactment of the LGPD – General Data Protection Law; Law No. 13.709/2019 – brought considerable impacts to the processing of data in general. This impact was not smaller in the treatment of data for institutions that work in health care or research. In this context, data processing became even more judicious and careful with regard to protecting the identification of the person or patient. Data extraction, processing and anonymization technologies became mandatory, to avoid non-compliance with legislation. Many of these precautions, although they were already observed due to the existence of norms and regulations of professional bodies and associations that work in the health sector, increased even more concern regarding the protection of historical data and the individual’s identity. Finally, the authorization for processing authorization for data processing and for the use of these data in clinical research took on even greater relevance and prominence.