In this article, the intended objective is to analyze some historical aspects
that led to the constitution of data protection rights from a legislative
perspective both in the European Union and in Brazil. In Brazil, there is
still a lot to do towards what is considered regulated for the European
Union. Also, we address the current situation in these territories and
present possible setbacks to data protection worldwide. Data protection
is holistic, it can be reflected in various categories, such as science,
health, computer technologies, economics, politics, etc. Therefore, the
methodology used is to suggest that the spread of the notion of the right
to privacy as a fundamental right and substantially connected to the
right to data protection is engraved in the technological reality around
the globe. We shall converge the topics of privacy, data protection, and
ethics within controversial topics, such as the Covid-19 pandemic and
the use of artificial intelligence. The summary of conclusion includes
the fact that the world must go forward towards the awareness of
data protection culture and notoriously recognize the fact that the
General Data Protection Regulation came to break down geographic
borders and heavily influenced the creation of other legislations,
especially in Brazil, but this is only the beginning into dealing with
such a complex situation, that is the evolution of technology in time.
