Marison Souza

Technology didn’t just connect politics.. it optimized division.

So outrage scales, nuance dies, and your data becomes political ammunition.

Polarization isn’t accidental.

It’s engineered.

🧩2025 Retrospective: The Year Privacy Stepped Out of Technology's Shadow and Became Survival Read my 2025 retrospective based on the posts I wrote.

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📜 EU-Brazil Adequacy Decision: Is the End of SCCs Near? The European Commission is proposing to recognize Brazil’s LGPD as equivalent to the GDPR. I analyzed what this means for data flows and digital sovereignty.

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🤖 AI-Powered Advertising: Ethics and Privacy How to balance innovation and privacy in AI-driven campaigns

Today I’m chilling at my countryside place, enjoying a gorgeous view. A cow walks by on one side, a dog on the other, and I thought, “It’s about time I shared my thoughts on Mark Zuckerberg’s statement about the future of ads.”

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📷 The Fraud That Fooled Facial Recognition: The Case That Reveals the Limits of Biometrics

Deepfakes, stolen selfies, and the failure of digital liveness detection, how a billion-dollar system was tricked and what it says about the future of trust in biometric

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EU to make GDPR Procedures unworkable The Procedure Regulation that should harmonize GDPR enforcement but will introduce excessively long deadlines and overly complex procedures. noyb considers annulment procedure.

📢 ALERT: EU proposes concerning changes to GDPR

The proposal systematically favors big tech companies over users, compromising equality of rights.

Max scherms warn these changes may violate fundamental EU principles and are considering legal challenges.

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#Privacy #GDPR

North Korea's Hidden IT Workforce Exposed in New Report A new report details how North Korea's cybercrime network is infiltrating global tech firms with fake IT workers who exploit trusted access to steal millions in

North Korea !

They’re not just hacking, they’re embedded.

North Korean operatives have infiltrated blockchain, Web3, and even Fortune 500 companies.

This isn’t cybercrime for profit, it’s geopolitical warfare disguised as freelance work.

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New Law Would Ban All AI Regulation for a Decade Republicans proposed an updated bill last night that would ban all AI regulation, at the state and federal levels, for ten years.

A new law that bans AI regulation?

Yes, really… Tennessee just did that.

Protecting business over people, in the name of “freedom.”

But unregulated AI doesn’t mean safe AI.

This sets a dangerous precedent.

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noyb sends Meta 'cease and desist' letter over AI training. European Class Action as potential next step noyb has sent a cease and desist letter to Meta demanding that the company halt its AI plans in the EU

Meta wants to train AI on your data.

noyb says: not without a fight.

Cease and desist letter sent ! class action may be next.

“Legitimate interest” isn’t a free pass for exploitation.

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Can “legitimate interest” justify training AI on personal data?

maybe! but it’s risky ground.
Consent isn’t the only legal basis, but it’s the clearest.
AI doesn’t erase fundamental rights.

Don’t watermark your legal PDFs with purple dragons in suits There’s a time and there’s a place. Federal court is neither.

Please, no purple dragons in legal PDFs.

Watermarks aren't branding ! they’re part of the official record.

Judges don’t want whimsy in court filings.

What you think is creative might be contempt.

Read and laugh LOL

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xAI Dev Leaks API Key for Private SpaceX, Tesla LLMs A employee at Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI leaked a private key on GitHub that for the past two months could have allowed anyone to query private xAI large language models (LLMs) wh...

Private LLMs ! Elon Musk :D

SpaceX, Tesla, X.Leaked API key sat exposed on GitHub for two months.

Internal models. Proprietary data. No comment.

Weak key management isn’t just a tech issue : it’s a trust issue.

Take a look :

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Wow! My book "Privacy for Software Engineers" is now in the Top 20 on Amazon in the Best Sellers in Law Office Technology category

thank you all!

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Scammers are now leveraging AI to craft more sophisticated scams than ever before. But let's remember, y, it's not the tool but how we use it that determines its impact. It's time to arm ourselves with knowledge and vigilance, because in this digital era, awareness is our most potent defense.

"Pwned", The Book, Is Now Available for Free Nearly four years ago now, I set out to write a book with Charlotte and RobIt was the stories behind the stories, the things that drove me to write my most important blog posts, and then the things th...

Troy Hunt just released his book Pwned for free! If you're into cybersecurity, data breaches, or just love a good story about the dark side of the web, go grab it now.

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🕵️ I tested 5 Leaked Password Checkers – Here's What I Found Sometimes you end up uncovering things about your passwords you never even imagined.

What did you do over the holiday?

I tested 5 leaked password checkers for today’s post 😄

Show some love and give it share! 😄

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By 2027 AI is predicted to replace 69% of managerial tasks. This mean that your performance review or project approval might be handled by algorithm. On one hand, it's a fascinating testament to techs power; but on the other, it's a sobering reminder of its potential to disrupt our work lives.

We don’t need more ethical AI frameworks.
We need fewer principles and more mechanisms for real accountability.
HUDERIA, from the Council of Europe, is a solid attempt but it still lacks standardization, operational clarity, and global traction.

Deepfakes aren't just a tech trend, they’re rewriting the rules of trust online.

Some countries label AI-generated media.

Others punish misuse. Most are still playing catch-up!

if we don’t build accountability into AI, we’re building on sand.

What happens when we can’t believe our own eyes?

"Regulation kills innovation."

"Regulation drives innovation."

Both are wrong.. and dangerously simplistic

Smart tech regulation isn't about picking sides. It's about asking the right questions: Are we protecting people? Are we enabling real progress? Are we adapting fast enough?

Privacy At Risk?: Google Accused Of Scanning Billions Of Users’ Photos Without Consent Technology | Top Stories |

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Billions of private photos scanned without clear consent.

Google's "SafetyCore" says it's for protection, but users feel blindsided.

Privacy isn't about hidden terms buried in a ToS.

It's about giving people real control over their own memories.
#PrivacyMatters

ESG fund outflows hit record as sustainable investing backlash grows European investors pull money from sector for first time in sign that US scepticism of ‘woke capitalism’ is spreading

A year ago, many believed ESG was unstoppable. Today, outflows show a different reality. It's not about investors turning bad, t's about broken promises and superficial strategies. True impact investing must go beyond ticking boxes to create real value.

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After a major data breach and financial troubles, 23andMe users are urged to delete their genetic data. But beware: even after account deletion, some information will be retained for legal reasons. Privacy matters more than ever! #DataPrivacy #GeneticData

Dario Amodei — The Urgency of Interpretability

Dario Amodei highlights a critical point: we must advance AI interpretability before models become too powerful to understand. Without it, we face major risks with opaque systems. Now is the time to act and steer AI development safely
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The Saudi Data & AI Authority (#SDAIA) has released draft controls for personal data protection across commercial, professional, and non-profit sectors. A great step to strengthen compliance, foster growth, and boost the Kingdom’s data ecosystem!

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Like to play alone? Ubisoft is still watching you! Ubisoft forces people to connect to the internet before they can play a single player game

Looks like Ubisoft forgot that "legitimate interest" isn’t a free pass for endless data collection.

What would Desmond Miles do ?

(If you didnt play Assassins Creed sorry about you)

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Trump signed an executive order to boost AI education for American youth, aiming to secure the nation's global leadership in AI. The White House created a task force to promote AI training for students, teachers, and lifelong learners through public-private partnerships.

You’re not 'paranoid' for caring about privacy.

You’re realistic.

In the age of mass surveillance, distrust is just basic self-care

Agree ?

The UAE is using AI to speed up legislative drafting, potentially cutting drafting time by 70% and making laws clearer and more accessible in multiple languages. However, there are concerns about algorithmic bias, misinformation, and the need for human oversight to ensure fairness and legitimacy