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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 Undercover Computer Agent in Ecuador
- August 07, 2024
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alex
- By Alex Sotomayor
The Struggle for Privacy in Digital Health Systems
- May 09, 2024
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marcelo
- Access to healthcare is a fundamental right, and computer systems play a crucial role in ensuring it. However, we face the challenge of protecting our personal data from corporate exploitation...
Concerning International Workers' Day
- May 01, 2024
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Centro de Autonomía Digital
- We, at the Center of Digital Autonomy, concerning the International Workers’ Day, speak out about an alarming and silent issue that exists within the software and technology industry: the normalization...
PrivaciQ 2024
- April 16, 2024
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Centro de Autonomía Digital
- The second edition of PrivaciQ took place this past March 23rd, an event organized by the Center for Digital Autonomy (CAD) aimed at bringing the discussion on human rights in...
Technology and Combating Insecurity: What Happens to Our Privacy?
- February 14, 2024
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Sara Zambrano
- Currently, Ecuador is experiencing an unprecedented security crisis that has left alarming numbers of direct victims—the so-called “collateral” ones—, widespread fear, and, above all, the longing for better days, where...
PrivaciQ - Ecuador and the challenges of digital privacy
- February 08, 2024
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Centro de Autonomía Digital
- Format: In-person