89% of the real results are in (not exit polls) -

55.7% Bolsonaro
44.3% Haddad

Jair Bolsonaro will almost certainly be the next President of Brazil. This is a sad day for fans of democracy and human rights all around the world.

You can check that page for final confirmation. But now, the question is a different one - going forward, how much will Congress, the courts, and Brazilian civil society in general limit the aspirations of one of the world's most extreme elected figures? https://t.co/waXhiAVS2q
I have called Bolsonaro a "would-be dictator" and said as a candidate, he is more extreme than Rodrigo Duterte. But the shape of his Presidency is far from determined. It will depend on how much Brazil's institutions, and Brazil's citizens, push back against his worst impulses.
International opinion, and international pressure, will matter. Brazilians have noticed that the world began to fear Bolsonaro. And I beg of you, please, do not call him "The Brazilian Trump." It's just incorrect, and it also invites a third of Americans to sign off on fascism.

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Recently, the @CNIL issued a decision regarding the GDPR compliance of an unknown French adtech company named "Vectaury". It may seem like small fry, but the decision has potential wide-ranging impacts for Google, the IAB framework, and today's adtech. It's thread time! 👇

It's all in French, but if you're up for it you can read:
• Their blog post (lacks the most interesting details):
https://t.co/PHkDcOT1hy
• Their high-level legal decision: https://t.co/hwpiEvjodt
• The full notification: https://t.co/QQB7rfynha

I've read it so you needn't!

Vectaury was collecting geolocation data in order to create profiles (eg. people who often go to this or that type of shop) so as to power ad targeting. They operate through embedded SDKs and ad bidding, making them invisible to users.

The @CNIL notes that profiling based off of geolocation presents particular risks since it reveals people's movements and habits. As risky, the processing requires consent — this will be the heart of their assessment.

Interesting point: they justify the decision in part because of how many people COULD be targeted in this way (rather than how many have — though they note that too). Because it's on a phone, and many have phones, it is considered large-scale processing no matter what.