The recent resignation of Tallis Gomes from the position of CEO of G4 Educação, officialized on Saturday night (21), brought to light a series of discussions about the use of the General Data Protection Law (LGPD) as a tool for the 'cancellation' of companies. Gomes' decision to leave the position is seen as an attempt to close one of the most controversial cases of statements with serious repercussions in recent times. However, the incident may have triggered an important reflection on the ability of organizations to handle an avalanche of requests related to compliance with the LGPD
The alert arose after the backlash from the controversial phrase "God save me from a woman CEO", attributed to Gomes. In response, tutorials started circulating on LinkedIn teaching users how to request the deletion of their data from G4 Educação's databases, using the rights guaranteed by the LGPD. This movement highlighted the preparation of companies to respond to a large volume of data deletion requests
Bruna Fabiane da Silva, partner of DeServ Academy and elected one of the 50 Best Women in Cybersecurity in the Americas by WOMCY (LATAM Women in Cybersecurity), highlighted that, although it is not a data breach incident, the use of the LGPD to 'cancel' companies may become a new trend. "This situation serves as a warning for many businesses", mainly those that are more exposed on the internet or that have large volumes of data. If they do not have an efficient governance program or adequate privacy teams, "they may face serious problems", stated
The specialist explained that data subjects can request confirmation of the existence of processing of their data, request update or correction of information, among other demands. If a company is not well prepared, may not be able to respond adequately to these requests
"For a company to be able to handle a large volume of orders and meet the rights of data subjects as determined by the LGPD", it is necessary for the entire governance and compliance process in privacy to be well structured. Are the DPOs of companies prepared for this? The privacy teams are ready? And data privacy governance, is effective enough to respond to all these individuals assertively and in a timely manner?”, questioned Bruna Fabiane da Silva
Tallis Gomes' resignation and the subsequent discussion about the use of the LGPD for 'cancellation' of companies highlight the importance of proper preparation to handle privacy and data protection demands, ensuring that organizations are compliant with legislation and ready to face unexpected challenges
