On October 21, 2026, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) published recommendations urging the Brazilian National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) to ensure data privacy and free expression underpin new digital platform regulations.
Age Assurance and Privacy Warnings
The EFF noted that Law n. 15.211/2025 established rules for the protection of children and adolescents in the digital space and created mandatory age assurance mechanisms. However, the organization raised alarms that age verification technology is often inaccurate and privacy-invasive.
The EFF stated that restrictions should apply only to products and services that are inadequate or prohibited to children according to set regulatory categories, rather than using a blanket approach. The group also stressed that zero knowledge proofs alone fail to ensure strong user privacy without additional requirements like unlinkability and selective disclosure.
Internet Intermediary Rules
The EFF sent comments regarding Brazil’s new internet intermediary rules following a Supreme Court decision and presidential decrees that changed the liability regime initially set in the Marco Civil law. The foundation emphasized measures to prevent censorship and avoid overreliance on AI-based content moderation.
The organization urged the agency to advance transparency and accountability measures to enable greater public oversight over the application of the new regime.
Key facts and where they come from
- Law n. 15.211/2025 established rules for protecting children and adolescents in the digital space.
Law n. 15.211/2025, which established rules for the protection of children and adolescents in the digital space.
- The EFF stated that zero knowledge proofs alone fail to ensure strong user privacy.
zero knowledge proofs alone fail to ensure strong user privacy
