Brazil May Require Google, Facebook to Store Data Locally
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Brazil may require Internet service companies such as Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. to set up local data storage centers, a senior government official said today.
Internet service companies would have to follow Brazilian privacy laws and the government may also decide to store sensitive data such as tax information within the country, Internet Policy Secretary Virgilio Almeida told reporters in Brasilia after a meeting between industry representatives and President Dilma Rousseff.