PRIVACY AND COMBATING CRIME IN ONLINE GAMING: TRACEABILITY, LGPD AND COMBATING MONEY LAUNDERING

Abstract

The progress of digital technologies and the growth of the online gaming market have generated a dynamic, complex scenario that is susceptible to the occurrence of financial crimes, especially money laundering. In this context, the protection of personal data, strengthened by the LGPD and intensified by the growing concern about privacy, begins to interact directly with government demands for traceability and combating economic crime. This article analyzes this tension, investigating how digital gaming platforms, while depending on the processing of large volumes of data, become environments prone to financial fraud practices. Based on qualitative research, based on bibliographical review and normative analysis, we seek to understand how the LGPD, compliance mechanisms and national and international AML/FT guidelines can interact to balance privacy, security and financial integrity. The conclusion is that effectiveness in combating money laundering in online games depends on a regulatory model that is coherent, interoperable and technologically advanced, capable of balancing fundamental rights with robust tracking mechanisms.