data portability
[ˈdeɪtə pɔːrtəˈbɪləti]
noun
portabilidade de dados
1. The right and technical ability to obtain and reuse personal data across different services and platforms without being locked into a single provider
Data portability is a fundamental right under GDPR that allows users to download their information from one service and transfer it to another.
A portabilidade de dados é um direito fundamental sob a GDPR que permite aos usuários baixar suas informações de um serviço e transferi-las para outro.
2. The technical capability of data to be easily moved, copied, or migrated between different systems, applications, or platforms
The company improved data portability by allowing exports in standard formats like CSV and JSON.
A empresa melhorou a portabilidade de dados ao permitir exportações em formatos padrão como CSV e JSON.
Data portability is increasingly important in Brazil and Portugal due to GDPR compliance requirements and growing digital consumer awareness. The term is frequently used in legal documents, tech policy discussions, and corporate compliance frameworks. In Brazil, especially, there's growing emphasis on data portability rights as part of the LGPD (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados - General Data Protection Law), Brazil's equivalent to GDPR.
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