In this edition of the Cybernews, we highlight the main news on data protection in September 2025. Iniciative is a new legal framework for protecting children and adolescents in the digital environment. “Digital ECA” creates specific rules for the use of apps, electronic games, social media, and software.
The Court of Justice of Santa Catarina (TJSC in Portuguese) confirmed the legitimacy of ECAD in the collection of copyright fees on AI-generated music, performed in public environments.
The Superior Court of Justice (STJ in Portuguese) reaffirmed that credit database managers, as a rule, cannot share consumers’ personal information without their consent. In the analyzed case, although São Paulo Court of Justice (TJSP in Portuguese) considered that the data was not sensitive, STJ reinforced that only credit scores can be provided without the need for the data subject’s prior consent.
Finally, the 3rd Panel of STJ ruled that heirs can access digital assets stored on the deceased’s digital devices, even in cases where the password has not been provided, for the purpose of conducting the probate process.
