Data Privacy Day - 2025

                Almost one month ago, precisely on 28th of January, all over the world was celebrated the right to privacy. Since the creation of this blog in 2010, its counter of visualizations doesn't work and the same is happening with my YouTube channel since its creation in 2020. For no reason,  I'm being  harmed in so many ways and for so long. Why can I not have a YouTube channel and blog with their counter of visualizations working like everyone else? However, all the world is demanding justice and equality. The Brazilian institutions including from the government must do more to reinforce human rights. Including demanding justice and fighting the daily bullying on TV. The cowardice and injustices can't carry on. The good people of the world is demanding a fairer and inclusive  Brazil, because they know about what is happening here and their demand must be heard for all.  If you want to know my channel and see a small sample of the huge worldwide movement for justice, democracy and political rights, watch my videos, here is the link   https://www.youtube.com/@lucianofietto4773/videos.           This post is a summary of three articles. The first was published at https://www.dsci.in/data-privacy-day-2025/. The second was published at https://awareness-days.co.uk/awareness-day/data-privacy-day/2025-01-28/. The third was published at https://pacc-ccap.ca/dpd/

                Data Privacy Day, observed annualy on January 28th, is a global initiative dedicated to raising awareness about data protection and privacy. Data Privacy Day aims to educate organizations on the importance of responsible data handling and empower individuals to protect their personal information through best practices. Keeping the central theme for this year as "Privacy in the age of A.I.", which addresses the evolving challenges and opportunities presented by A.I. In the ever-evolving landscape of the digital age, A.I. is deeply embedded in our daily experiences. In this new era of A.I., prioritizing data privacy and building a foundation of trust through proactive privacy practices is vital for both individuals and businesses.                                                                                                                   Data Privacy Day takes place on 28th of January every year to raise awareness and promote privacy and data protection best practices. Initiated by the Council of Europe and celebrated globally, this day marks the anniversary of the signing of Convention 108, the first legally binding international treaty dealing with privacy and data protection. Data Privacy Day is a call to action for businesses, governments, and individuals to respect privacy, safeguard data and enable trust. This day highlights the importance of protecting personal information in our increasingly digital world and encourages everyone to learn more about their rights and responsibilities regarding data privacy. It is a day to emphasize the impact of data in our lives and the need for effective legislation and practices to protect privacy and personal data. To engage your audience on Data Privacy Day, here are some ideas for your social media: 1)Tips on Data Protection - Share useful tips and best practices for individuals and organizations to protect their personal and sensitive data.  2)Information on Data Rights - Educate your audience about their rights regarding data privacy and the importance of data consent and control.  3)Data breaches and Security - Discuss data breaches and cybersecurity threats, highlighting the importance of staying vigilant and secure online.  4)Data Privacy Resources - Provide resources or links to helpful information about data privacy laws, regulations and guidelines.  5)Expert Insights and Discussions - Feature insights from data privacy experts, including interviews, webinars, or articles discussing current trends and challenges in data privacy.                                                                Data Privacy Day is an internationally recognized effort to increase awareness about the importance of privacy and protecting personal information, because privacy is at the heart of everything we do. Data Privacy Day is also an opportunity for organizations to recognize that the best way to earn trust is by protecting the information about individuals, properly, consistently and ethically. We believe genuine respect for individual privacy is the foundation of freedom, and that public policy and laws that reflect that foundation are beneficial for well-functioning democracy, financial and digital economies, and public safety. We also believe that individuals' privacy, not organizational secrecy, should be at the heart of everything governments and commercial organizations do.

E-Voting in Brazil - The Risks to Democracy

                    We human rights defenders must always keep our fighting for justice, democracy and human rights. The right to reparation when systematic violations of human rights is hapenning is essential part of the justice demanded by the world.  Since the creation of this blog in 2010, its counter of visualizations doesn't work and the same is happening with my YouTube channel since its creation in 2020. For no reason,  I'm being  harmed in so many ways and for so long. Why can I not have a YouTube channel and blog with their counter of visualizations working like everyone else? If you want to know my channel and see a small sample of the huge worldwide movement for justice, democracy and political rights, watch my videos, here is the link   https://www.youtube.com/@lucianofietto4773/videos.        This post is a summary of the report written after research by professors at the Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil and Acadia University, Nova Scotia, Canada.  The title of the report is above and was published at https://oro.open.ac.uk/12543/1/12543.pdf

                          Literature has shown that countries with strong democratic traditions are not yet using eletronic voting systems, given citizens and policy makers' concern about the security of such systems. To date, commercially available technology requires an infrastructure that poses complex technical challenges for reliability and security. E-voting technology does not yet provide a completely "secure e-transaction environment". Some authors claim that e-voting will never be error-free and that it is nice in theory, but that in practice, the risks are too large. Given the lack of security of e-voting systems, what are the risks of e-voting to democracy when the systems are introduced? Can less mature democracies such as those in Latin America, be reinforced with the adoption of e-voting systems? The contradictions are apparent: most countries in the developed world have held off adopting e-voting systems given their concerns about security and their knowledge of the implications of insecure systems for democracy. The controversis over e-voting are under way and e-voting technologies failures have been documented. Scientists started to worry about computer voting systems and numerous reports have found them vulnerable to "error" and tampering. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how the introduction of e-voting in Brazil is highly risky to democracy due to the lack of emphasis on security and the lack of a socially-informed and socially driven approach to technological innovation. Brazil was the first country in the world to conduct its biggest election using e-voting tech. The e-voting technology deployed in Brazil is a direct recording eletronic voting system;--- it has been judged by Brazilian experts as being more vulnerable to tampering than any another voting system. For some eletronic voting experts, the Electoral Justice has opened the doors for new and sophisticated fraud, more serious than the traditional kind. Many reports in the U.S., articulate the risks of this technology, corroborating with what Brazilian academics and scientists say. In the U.S. the controversies over e-voting are not stifled, e-voting tech failures have been registered all over. A recent study carried out by the OECD confirms that, if governments do not learn how to manage the risks of information technology, the eletronic dreams will become global nightmares. In developed countries, resistance to e-voting has been consistent. Without a market for e-voting systems in the developed world, corporate actors have turned to developing countries. Just as pharmaceutical companies whose medicine do not pass the FDA's criteria push their market nets in the south hemisphere. While Diebold, the eletronic voting machine maker, is so questioned in the U.S., in Brazil it has the largest contract in its history by selling e-voting machines to the Brazilian government. If both e-voting and e-democracy are conceived and adopted based on popular demand, then the efficiency of traditional democratic electoral processes may be enhanced. However, if e-voting technology is introduced as a supply-driven operation, it is imperative to identify and assess the risks to democracy. It seems that the e-voting system in Brazil has been risky business. Democracy is at stake. Health and social welfare are on the line, subject to cutbacks despite growing needs. Technological hubris and market imperatives have driven the evolution of the digital society, with important democratic implications. Appropriate technological processes can reverse this trend in a way that ensures that we are not travelling along the path of least resistance.