Data Privacy Day 2021 - Part II

                          This post is a summary of two articles. The first was published at https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/94458-what-to-prioritize-this-data-privacy-day. The second was published at https://is.richmond.edu/infosec/dataprivacyday/index.html

                  Isabelle Dumont, Vice President of Market Engagement at Cowbell Cyber said, "the digital footprint of people and business has expanded exponentially over the past year because of the pandemic and remote work. We spend more time online, connecting through video conferences, shopping on e-commerce sites, or sharing stories in online communities. Data privacy Day in 2021 is a great reminder and an opportunity for all to assess and fine-tune how they engage online so that both personal and professional information remain safe." Brendan O'Connor, CEO and Co-Founder at AppOmni said, "The way organizations store data has shifted rapidly to the cloud. At the same time, sensitive data has grown in scope and complexity. They have evolved into complex platforms that provide access not only to internal users, but also to external users, 3rd party apps, contractors, and managed service providers. In short, there are now more access points to data housed in the cloud. Unfortunately, these access points are often unknown, or simply overlooked, by enterprise security teams. This has created a massive opportunity for attackers to exploit these applications, which is why we have seen so many successful hacks in recent months. Howard Taylor, CISO said, "the growth of the digital economy, accelerated by the pandemic, has forced the world to provide more and more personal information online. Customers, business and governments must adjust to effectively manage personal relationships in the digital world. These three bodies must work together to develop a balanced, practical approach, menabling the beneficial flow of personal information, while stemming problematic activities. Adrian Moir, Engineer at Quest Software said, "with a change in working practices comes an opportunity to look closer at the impact of data privacy. With a distributed workforce, there are issues surrounding differing threat vectors and data usage that may compromise data privacy. Consider now that you may have hundreds or thousands of workers at home sharing their network with devices that do not meet corporate standards.  Human involvement has a lot to do with a level of data privacy breach. It is important to educate your workers and reinforce your data protection and privacy policies and provide solution deemed suitable to sustaining the new working culture. Saket Modi, CEO at Lucideus said, "we are stepping into an era that is more digital-dependent than ever before. The ethical and moral responsabilities that come with its abundance have rested with governments and the corporate world, the user (consumer) has to start sharing the onus. They need to take control of their digital footprint and privacy. They must know, objectively and in real time, what they expose online, devices they own, along with staying updated with modern leveraged by cybercriminals to misuse data. To that end they can start safeguarding some of the most recurring pain points. Andrew Sellers, Chief Technology Office and Co-founder at QOMPLX, said, "this year's Data Privacy Day will allow us a collective moment to reflect on how COVID-19 has impact the privacy landscape. Companies have quickly responded to a new working culture as they faced economic uncertainty and social movements. For many of us, working from home and contact tracing have become part of our new normal during this pandemic. In the age of surveillance capitalism, as Shoshana Zuboff has termed our times, many uses of these technologies are not anonymized and are far less benevolent. Consumers are becoming more aware of these issues and are becoming to hold companies accountable with their purchasing patterns by demanding products that include end-to-end encryption that users can manage. As wonderful and enabling as new tech has the potential to be, Data Privacy Day is yet a good reminder that we must also be aware of what is at stake as we collectively work toward a better future." David Blonder, Data protection Officer at Blackberry said, "the pandemic has forced organizations to implement a long-term remote work strategy to meet the ongoing needs of their customers, partners and employees. To address the unprecedented challenges of home-office, many organizations have looked to tech solutions to support their digital transformation. As we celebrate Data Privacy Day , it is important for organizations to understand that we all play a vital role in protecting privacy and personal data. To have a connected future, organizations must secure, protect and respect the personal data of customers, partners and employees, not only to differentiate themselves, but to create a relationship of trust, confidence and loyalty. Adam Mayer, Senior Manager at Qlik said, "real-time data is one of the most valuable resources for modern businesses; it enables organizations to make the right decision in the business moment. A holistic approach to data governance is needed to ensure that organizations are able to harness real-time data insights without privacy issues arising. Understanding the data lineage, managing user aceess through a data catalogue, as well as providing data education so that people understand how to responsibly draw from and use different data sources, are key to ensuring that operating at the speed of business won't contribute towards creating new compliance concerns.                                                                           Data privacy Day brings together businesses and private citizens to share the best strategies for protecting private information. The 2021 Data Privacy Day theme is "Own Your Privacy." Each year, data breaches continue to grow in size and scope, exposing consumer's private data and valuable business information assets. Against this backdrop, Data Privacy Day helps spread awareness about privacy and educates citizens on how to secure their personal information. It also works to encourage businesses to be more transparent about how they collect and use data. University of Richmond is a Data Privacy Day Champion. And as a champion, recognizes and support the principle that all organizations share the responsibility of being conscientious stewards of personal information. UR joins the growing global effort among nonrpofits, academic institutions, corporations, government entities and individuals to raise awareness at home, at work and school and in their communities. All Data Privacy Day Champions are working toward the common goal of improving individual and business consciousness toward respecting privacy, safeguarding data and enabling trust.

Data Privacy Day 2021

                          Almost one month ago, precisely on 28th January, in North America and Europe was celebrated one of the most basic and important human right, the right to privacy.  All over the world they understand the importance of privacy to a dignified life, to autonomy, to security, to a life without harm, bullying, huge stress, unjustified annoying, drag and intrusive situation.   We must all fight for this right, because with its violation many others rights are also violated. If you want to have an idea about its importance, imagine your life without your privacy. All dimensions of a person's life is harmed, his relationships, his employability, his socialization, his entrepreneurship, his health, his anonymity,  there is not one aspect of the person that is not affected. And it is not only the individual that suffers, the democracy, the rule of law, and the trust in the institutions are also damaged.  One more reason we need combat the human rights violations, the violators could think that they are able to do more and more. This is why can not have impunity in so serious violations, like privacy`s violations. Everybody should understand why we all need to fight against violations of human rights. And when they happened, we all must fight for reparation to the victims. If you saw a privacy's violation, record it, and be a witness. The justice needs all of us. This post is a summary of two articles, the first was published at   https://informationsecurity.princeton.edu/DPD. The second was published at https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/94458-what-to-prioritize-this-data-privacy-day

                                In celebration of International Data Privacy Day and collaboration with the Center for Digital Humanities' Privacy Initiative, Princeton University's Information Security Office will discuss several software applications that were developed with privacy in mind. In 2020, the world's citizens experienced a broad spectrum of events that disrupted people's lives, from economic turbulence, to the pandemic, to social movements, environmental disasters, and much more. While technology has raced to lead and respond to these times of change, data privacy practices are often left behind, leaving individuals to wonder just how private their data is. Data Privacy Day 2021 will look at privacy through the lens of the various changes we have faced in the past year, and will not only provide a survey of the current privacy landscape, but expert insights on where we as individuals and organizations can improve.                                                       Data Privacy Day is a global effort, taking place annually on January 28th, that generates awareness about the importance of privacy, highlight easy ways to protect personal information and reminds organizations that privacy is good for business. Data Privacy Day began in North America in January 2008 as an extension of the Data Protection Day in Europe. Individuals today feel an increasing lack of control over their personal data. In fact, according to a recent research, 79% of U.S. adults report being concerned about the way their data is being used by companies. Tim Wade, Technical Director at Vectra said, "it is not by accident that social considerations of privacy have been at the center of the pursuit of justice, equity, and freedom as it relates to civil liberties and rights. And as organic and digital existence converge, this continued frontier increasingly becomes anchored to how the data and digital footprint created by individuals are respected and protected and the awareness they bring to the importance of this matter, and by the organizations and institutions that come to steward what ultimately must still belong to its creator. Too often, discussions of personal privacy tend to inject tension between the protection of an individual against the protections of society at large. In reality, the erosion of personal privacy are also erosions against the protections of society at large; undermining the safety of individual privacy degrades the cultural and social fabrics of trust, liberty and fairness to the detriment of that society. If there is a call to action on this topic, it is that we must be open eyed about the importance of privacy and that the choices we make will directly affect our lives and our livelihood, and the social fabrics we pass to the next generation".  Dirk Schrader, Global Vice President at New Net Technologies, said, "users, consumers have far too often that notion of 'I have nothing to hide' or 'how much can they do with my data?' The inconvenient answer is 'a lot' as there are many ways of using the gender, the age, the location can influence what kind of services are marketed, how often a user sees an ad just to name some less nefarious examples. This kind of profiling might seem harmless but overall it enables businesses to select which products, which services they offer and a what price levels. That is why the call to action for individuals 'own your privacy' deserves a lot of Kudos. Mohit Tiwari, Co-Founder and CEO at Symmetry Systems, said, "You need not give up data privacy so that organizations can thrive off of personalized ad or by hosting customer data in a software app. Road safety is a great example where protocols and training sets appropriate expectations among drivers, bikes, pedestrians, etc. Similarly there is considerable research and new commercial tools for organizations to measure how costumer data is used internally and safeguard it. Joseph Carson, Chief security scientist and Advisory at Thycotic said, "data privacy will, and already is, evolving into a data rights management issue. Citizens' privacy will continue to be under the spotlight in 2021. Regulations will continue to put pressure on companies to provide adequate cyber security measures and follow the principle of least privilege to protect the data they have been entitled to process. I believe the big question, when it comes to data privacy is, 'how is citizens' data being used, collected and processed? Ultimately data rights management means rather than giving up personal data, citizens should and can get paid for allowing their personal data will be used for marketing purposes. It will become more about how the personal data will be used, and what monetization is resulting from the data. Tom Pendergast, Chief Learning Officer at MediaPRO said, "The essence of Privacy Day to me is the realization that privacy is everyone's responsibility. From the boardroom to the loading dock, everyone has a role to play. From a awareness perspective, one of the best ways to do this is to provide education that employees can use both at work and at home".

International Day of Education

          There is a world consensus that governments, politicians, education systems` employees, parents and students must make an effort to upgrade the quality of education. The fourth industrial revolution is about to begin and we all should be prepared for the technological challenge. The law for the implementation of high school reform in Brazil of 2017 was a good step toward the right direction. Now depend on education system of every state for its effective implementation. We all know that integral high school is difficult to implement in the short-term in all states' schools, because most of high school buildings have classes of middle school in the afternoon, but at least the flexibilization of subjects and the sixth class are perfectly possible to implement next year in all schools in every state. So, next year there will be elections, we must not forget to demand the correct  implementation of the high school reform from our candidates for governors` office. We should not wait more, we are wasting precious time. Three weeks ago, precisely on 24 January, the world celebrated the importance of education to our lives, to our future, to our better understanding about everything around us. This post is a summary of three articles. The first was published in 2020 at  https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/files/education-day-2020-concept-note-en.pdf. The second was published at https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/educationday. The third was published at  https://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/international-day-education-2021-harnessing-promise-innovation-education

              The world celebrated the International Day of Education on 24th January 2020, a day proclaimed by the U.N. to honour education and its centrality to human well-being and sustainable development. The 2020 celebration will position education and learning it enables as humanity's greatest renewable resources and reaffirm the role of education as a fundamental right, a public good and an enabler of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. UNESCO will draw on its convening power and engage with education to celebrate the Day around the world by focusing on the many learning can empower people, preserve the planet, build shared prosperity and foster peace. The 2020 theme "Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace", highlights the integrated nature of education, its humanistic aims, as well as its centrality to our collective development ambitions. It also gives stakeholders and partners flexibility to tailor the celebration for diverse audiences, a variety of contexts and for priority themes. Education, including vocational skills development, is essential for inclusive growth that does not leave anyone behind. Education can enhance job opportunities, increase the incomes of the poorest and, if equitably provided reduce inequality. Education is clearly linked with increased earnings for individuals.                                                                                                                                                                                      "At the peak of the pandemic, schools were actually closed for 91% of learners. It then became apparent to everyone that education was a public good and school was more than just a place of learning that provided protection, well-being, food and freedom. On this International Day of Education, UNESCO invites you to promote education as a fundamental right and the most powerful aid to development that we have". Said Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO Director General. The third International Day of Education 2021 will be marked under the theme: "Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation". Now is the time to power education by stepping up collaboration and international solidarity to place education and lifelong learning at the centre of the recovery.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Nearly a year after the WHO first declared a global health emergingy, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impose a devastating toll on the education of millions of children and young people. School closure are undermining learning opportunities for students at all levels. As the world marks the International Day of Education, it remains as urgent as ever to tackle the silent global education crisis, which was already festering before the global health crisis and now further aggravated by the pandemic. Countries must mobilize, invest effectively and creatively to make the most of limited resources, and embrace a new vision of education for the future. An estimated 53% of children in low- and middle-income countries are unable to read and understand a simple text at the age of 10. Early evidence from high-income countries has already revealed learning losses and increase in inequality. The financial strain on families caused by the pandemic recession has also increased the droout rate. While addressing the COVID-19 emergency, countries are laying the foundations for greater resilience in education. What comes next is managing continuity, with the immediate priority to ensure that schools reopen safely and minimize student dropouts. Looking for the future, we need to recover losses and build the foundations for accelerated learning  that  provides the opportunity to build resilient, equitable and personalized education systems that are not confined to the four walls of the classroom. 

120th Birthday of Anisio Teixeira

                A little more than six months ago, precisely on 12th July, the Brazilian writer Anisio Teixeira would complete 120 years old. So this post is a tribute to him. He fought all his life for a better Brazilian education in all levels, but for change really happens we need to involve everybody in this fight, doing quality education a priority for parents, policymakers, educators and students. This post is a summary of three article the first was published at   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An%C3%ADsio_Teixeira. The second was published at https://humanas.blog.scielo.org/en/2020/10/22/in-democracy-education-is-not-a-privilege/. The third was published at https://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-59702012000200017&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en

                      Anisio Spínola Teixeira (1900-1971)  was a Brazilian educator, jurist and writer. He was one of the reformers of Brazilian education of the early 20th century, being an advocate of progressive education in the country. He was one of the co-founders of the University of the Federal District in 1935, and of the University of Brasilia in 1960. Anisio Teixeira was born in Caetité, Bahia, child of a doctor and landowner, he graduated in Law at the UFRJ in 1922. He started working as general-inspector of education of the state of Bahia in 1924, and visited Europe between 1925 and 1927, studying the educational system of several countries. In 1927, he went to the U.S. studying at the Columbia University, where he came in touch with John Dewey's pragmatism. Inspired by that philosophy, Anisio came back to Brazil where he went to be R.J. Director of Education. He believed that education should be public, free, and laicist, attuned to a developing industrialized society, not focusing in memoration, but allowing the students' development. In 1951, he was appointed director of Instituto Nacional de Estudos e pesquisas (INEP). He with Darcy Ribeiro and other, planned a new university for Brasilia and then UNB was founded in 1961, with Anisio Teixeira as its first rector. After the 1964 Brazilian coup d'etat, Teixeira went to the U.S., teaching at the Universities of Columbia and California. Back in Brazil in 1966, he became a consultant for the Getulio Vargas Foundation. Anisio Teixeira died in 1971, in circumstances considered obscure. His body was found in an elevator in Rio de Janeiro. Despite the accidental death report, there are suspicions that he was a victim of the repression forces of military government.                                                                                                                                                                                                         In Anisio's view, the public school offers a democratic, critical, emancipatory education which are the basis for integration and social development. In this aspect, schools for a democratic society must necessary be universal, free, mandatory, secular and efficient, also it must constitute national policy. The education he proposed consists of creating a democratic environment provided by scholar education that demands a school built for this purpose. The public school, proposed by Anisio, is one that enables and stimulates the plurality of social participation and considers the students' interest in educational practice, focusing its work on the development of students' relational, intellectual and operational skills. It is through this school that we can make individuals realize the importance of their intellectual freedom, the development of their abilities, and how much they are strengthened when thinking and practicing together. Therefore, public schools is they way to establish intellectual and political equality, In Anisio Teixeira's view (1971), this is the way in which the problems of the rigid social stratification and the serious unevenness of Brazilian society could be faced, aiming for the creation of equal opportunities according to the essence of the democratic regime. The research points to the need of raising awareness and fighting for democratic rights, especially in the field of education, and of the investment of training professional educators with a reflexive, critical, and political freedom. For the democratic transformation to happen, it is also proposed the construction of educational public policies that encourage and provide opportunities for popular participation as a mean to develop citizenship habits. Thus, the schools is no longer an institution separated from reality and becomes the space of an educational community that interacts with civil society. The reflection upon the role of the public school, in the formation of a democratic society, becomes even more pertinent and necessary in the time that the world is living. The COVID19 pandemic increased social inequality in education and quality education is everyone's right and democracy can not tolerate the privileges of the elites.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 "Education is not just an asset for individuals, but a need for society". This statement by Anisio Teixeira was made in May 1968. His intention upon saying this was to highlight the social function of universities, which he understood as shaping and divulging the nation's culture, as producing knowledge, as fostering empirical study and research, as harboring professionals of acknowledged technical expertise. If the problem of Brazil's modernization was on the agenda in the 1920s-1930s, uniting the education who signed the 1932 manifesto, then in the 1950s-1960s, the same issue was taken up again in a different manifesto that was published in 1959. With many signatories in common with the previous ,amifesto, with whom new figures joined forces, the manifesto "mais uma vez convocados" expressed the urgency they felt at the time to have education democratized. The changes brought in by the coup d'etate and ensuing military dictatorship in 1964 marked another period of regression and dispersion of the work of intellectuals involved in education projects, demonstrating that in Brazil the impact caused by new institutional models is not enough of itself to assure results, nor even the continuation of changes in the field of culture. The movement to restructure Brazil's universities in the 1960s was constrained by the higher education reform of 1968. This reform was critized on two counts by Anisio Teixeira, who did not believe that changing, improving or modernizing Brazil's universities could be achieved by legal instruments. In his view, higher education reform had to burgeon from the inside. Defending liberty as a basic principle and by which teaching and research were undertaken within universities. Anisio further added that the steadfast defensen of universities autonomy could never be achieve as a state concession, but as the outcome of the free exercise of university activities, constituting a model of democratic culture and practice.