Maria Sanzio
Maria “Belen” Sanzio is a Data Privacy Engineer & Specialist. She is a Buenos Aires-based Privacy Engineer dedicated to bridging the gap between legal requirements and technical execution. Currently focused on operationalizing privacy and onboarding here at Captain Compliance, she specializes in transforming complex global regulations like the GDPR and Argentina’s LPDP into scalable, automated workflows while handling integrations of DSARs, consent platforms, and privacy notices.
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DATA THE CANVAS HACK IS A WARNING SHOT FOR EVERY SCHOOL IN AMERICA
The ShinyHunters breach didn’t just take down a learning platform.
Beyond “Trust Us”: How the Prove Layer and Proof Layer Redefine Data Privacy & Compliance
In modern data architecture, “Trust Us” is no longer a security strategy—it’s a liability.
Forbes Media’s $17.5 Million Privacy Settlement Reckoning: What Berman v. Forbes and the VPPA Case Reveal About Publisher Liability
Two lawsuits. Two settlements. Seventeen and a half million dollars.
Enterprise Manual for Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA)
The role of a General Counsel has undergone a seismic shift. As we navigate 2026-2027 privacy changes, the traditional “compliance-as-a-cost-center” model has…
Data Privacy Debt: Why Your Compliance Program Quietly Goes Out of Date Every Quarter — and How to Stop It
Software engineers have a useful concept they call technical debt: the accumulating cost of shortcuts, legacy decisions, and “we’ll fix it later”…
The GUARD Financial Data Act Is Here. Financial Privacy Just Got Real.
For years, U.S. financial data privacy has operated under a patchwork system that made compliance complex, inconsistent, and often reactive. The introduction…
GOVERNANCE RISK AND COMPLIANCE Your Employees Are Already Wearing Cameras. You Just Don’t Have a Policy for Them
There is a particular moment in the arc of every disruptive technology when it transitions from being a thing that organizations talk…
The Privacy Program Assessment, Done Properly: A Practical Guide for In-House Leaders
Almost every mature privacy program runs a periodic Privacy Program Assessment.
GDPR CNIL Urges DPOs to Produce Activity Reports: A Practical Tool for Driving Compliance
After several years as a DPO, I’ve learned that one of the most useful things you can do is put together a…
DATA 140 Million Messages and a Court Order: What the Talkspace Case Reveals About the Architecture of Mental Health Privacy
The investigation Proof News published this week is the kind of story compliance teams should read carefully, set aside, and then read…
New Obstacles for Health Care: Federal and State Rules Tighten Grip on Health and Genomic Data
As a privacy officer working with life sciences and health care clients, I’ve watched the compliance burden shift from HIPAA-centric concerns to…
Australia’s Two Watchdogs Just Decided to Hunt Together
There is a tendency in policy circles to treat privacy and online safety as separate disciplines — parallel tracks running toward similar…
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