Tratamento de dados pessoais de smartphones para fins de persecução penal

Resumo

Accessing, collecting, and processing data from high-capacity computing devices such as smartphones has become one of the preferred methods for obtaining evidence in the prosecution of various crimes, ranging from less severe to more serious offenses. Currently, Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) is debating whether a judicial decision authorizing such an intrusive measure is enough to legitimize it. The handling of digital data—whether personal or not, confidential or not—stored in a smartphone’s memory or accessible through its internet applications is analogously compared to the search and seizure of physical items, such as the device itself, notebooks found inside a residence, or any other tangible object. What is not often questioned, however, is whether the use of this evidence-gathering method, which is not explicitly regulated by law, could violate fundamental rights such as data protection, the right to privacy, and the confidentiality of private communications. This concern arises from the fact that smartphones are capable of storing vast amounts of personal information, much of which is sensitive and inaccessible without direct access to the device. This Professional Master’s Dissertation aims to present the deficient regulatory framework on the subject, as well as to propose substantive requirements based on the principles of proportionality and purpose, and to examine the implications of this proposition for the work of legal professionals involved in any stage of criminal prosecution.

Ficha do documento

Tipo

Dissertação

Ano

2025

Instituição

Fundação Getulio Vargas

Fonte

Repositório da FGV

Idioma

Português

Acesso

Acesso aberto

Identificador

oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/37823

Temas

TecnologiaDados

Palavras-chave

Processo penalProteção de dados pessoaisMeios de obtenção de provaBusca e apreensãoPrincípio da proporcionalidadeCriminal procedureProtection of personal dataEvidence-gathering methodsSearch and seizurePrinciple of proportionalityDireitoProteção de dadosProva (Direito)Proporcionalidade (Direito)