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The Human Rights Commission (CDH) approved this Wednesday (15) a project that promotes the encouragement of inclusion, data protection and education of the elderly in the digital environment. From Senator Ciro Nogueira (PP-PI), the project received a favorable opinion from Senator Astronauta Marcos Pontes (PL-SP) and goes to the Communication and Digital Law Commission (CCDD).
The amends the Elderly Person Statute () to provide for the right to digital inclusion and include the guarantee of access to the benefits of public digital inclusion policies. According to the text, inclusion will cover connectivity, education about the safe use of digital technologies, and mental integrity in the face of the development of digital technologies, in addition to the protection of personal data.
According to the proposal, the family, society and public authorities will have an obligation to promote the digital inclusion of elderly people. The State must create programs, develop educational materials and improve technological infrastructure. Digital products and services, including computer systems, must be created, considering the specificities of the elderly.
In justifying the project, Ciro Nogueira says it is necessary to update the Elderly Persons Statute with the inclusion of this age group in the digital world. The rapporteur said that the proposal is necessary to promote not only access to new technologies, but also educational actions, protection of personal data and attention to mental health in the face of digital transformations.
-- We have, every day, more frauds happening related to cybersecurity, based on system vulnerabilities. And the most vulnerable people, and this includes children, elderly people, are gradually becoming victims of this type of attack. Therefore, it is essential that a bill like this is approved and that we have more access, inclusion and knowledge of this age group in terms of digital technology, but also about the risks of this digital technology -- said Astronaut Marcos Pontes.
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