{
  "id": 3957970,
  "title": "EFF and Allies on Brazil's Elections: Privacy Protections are Crucial to Electoral Integrity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/eff-and-allies-on-brazils-elections-privacy-protections-are-crucial",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-28T03:46:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "EFF Deeplinks",
    "slug": "eff-deeplinks",
    "url": "https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/eff-and-allies-brazils-elections-privacy-protections-are-crucial-electoral"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Access Now, and Data Privacy Brasil are urging stronger privacy and data protection measures in Brazil's electoral system. They emphasize that safeguarding personal data is essential to prevent targeted disinformation and maintain the integrity of elections. Digital technologies, especially artificial intelligence systems, have amplified manipulative strategies in political campaigns, making robust privacy safeguards crucial. The recommendations aim to enhance coordination among oversight bodies, civil society, and digital platforms, ensuring the proper implementation of privacy and data protection to preserve electoral integrity.",
  "summary": "EFF, Access Now, and Data Privacy Brasil are putting forward recommendations to strengthen robust privacy and data protection safeguards in the context of Brazil's elections. The recommendations stress the close relationship between violations of personal data protection and challenges to the integrity of electoral processes. They underscore how privacy and data protection guarantees are a…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}