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Password "123456": Massive Data Breaches and the Urgency of Digital Self-Defense
Álvaro Paredes
Every time we create an account online, we enter into an implicit pact of trust. We hand over personal data—names, email addresses, passwords—assuming that large companies will protect it. However, reality shows that this pact is broken. The constant leaks of databases make it clear that information is concentrated in the hands of a few actors and that corporate negligence...
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The Impact of China’s Digital Security Model in Ecuador
- May 05, 2026
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Steffano Utreras
- Over the past decade, Ecuador incorporated into its state infrastructure one of the most extensive surveillance systems in Latin America. What began as a project to modernize emergency response ultimately...
Fourth Edition
- April 27, 2026
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Centro de Autonomía Digital
- “Digital security and the future of AI in Ecuador” was the central theme of the 4th edition of PrivaciQ, an event that highlights the importance of privacy as a fundamental...
The Internet, Decentralization, and the Quiet Return of Central Control
- March 02, 2026
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Ola Bini
- The Internet Was Never Meant to Be Centralized
MAIA: Artificial Intelligence to Protect Those Who Defend Rights
- February 10, 2026
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Centro de Autonomía Digital
- In Latin America and the Caribbean, civil society organizations face an increasingly complex landscape. Repression no longer occurs only in the streets or in courtrooms; it also unfolds in digital...
Personal Data Protection in Civil Society Organizations in the Global South: Urgency, Challenges, and Responsibility
- January 30, 2026
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Sara Zambrano
- In recent years, the importance of personal data has grown exponentially. What was once considered administrative information—names, phone numbers, addresses—is now a strategic asset that influences public policy decisions, state...