Legal risks in the metaverse from the perspective of law and personal data protection

• Autores: Romero Vélez, Xavier, Reyna López , Gustavo Alberto
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2025
• Institución: Instituto Internacional de Gobierno
• Repositorio: Igobernanza
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/391
• Enlace del recurso: https://www.igobernanza.org/index.php/IGOB/article/view/391
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Derecho; Derecho Informático y Tecnológico; Derecho de Protección de Datos Personales; Derecho en el Metaverso; Riesgos Jurídicos en Entornos Virtuales y Digitales; Riesgos Jurídicos en el Metaverso bajo la legislación peruana; Law; Information Technology and Technology Law; Personal Data Protection Law; Law in the Metaverse; Legal Risks in Virtual and Digital Environments; Legal Risks in the Metaverse under Peruvian Law

This article explores the legal risks associated with personal data protection in the metaverse, animmersive virtual environment that is reshaping digital, economic, and social interactions. The metaverseintroduces significant challenges to privacy by enabling the large-scale and continuous collection ofpersonal data, including sensitive and biometric data, which raises unprecedented security concerns. Thestudy evaluates the ability of Peru's Law N° 29733, the Personal Data Protection Law, and its Regulation,to address these risks. Through an exegesis of the current legislation and a comparative analysis withinternational frameworks such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) andCalifornia's Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), this research identifies the limitations of the Peruvianframework and proposes reforms to strengthen personal data protection in the context of the metaverse.Additionally, the article discusses the implications of the recent proposal to modify the regulation of Law N°29733, and its capacity to respond to the emerging threats posed by this digital environment.