Platforms and Privacy

Felipe Mateus wrote "Mercado de Amarras" (Market of Shackles), a text that talks about my experience with Mercado Livre and how I lost my account after 10 years.

Many entrepreneurs in Brazil use their home address as their business headquarters—and end up having their data exposed on public CNPJ (Brazilian tax ID) platforms. This situation represents a real risk to the privacy and security of entrepreneurs. Legislative Proposal No. 209731, presented…

A year after being banned from WordPress.org, I realized that the problem was never me. The community is toxic, centralized, and full of mediocre people protected by power structures. I abandoned plugin development and am now searching for a real alternative.

The prevalence of spam messages, including phishing schemes and illegal gambling, poses significant risks to personal data and finances. Cybersecurity measures, such as being skeptical of unknown sources, avoiding clicking on spam links, and using software…