So close to being crowned champion jockey when riding 161 winners during a fantastic 2011 campaign - losing out on the title by just four to Paul Hanagan - De Sousa was snapped up by the powerful Godolphin operation just a few months later.
He may not have ridden the same quantity of winners since, but the quality of his rides has unsurprisingly been on the rise and he continues to be one of the most sought-after jockeys in the weighing room when available.
A four-timer at Pontefract on Sunday was quickly backed up by Wednesday's across-the-card treble at Salisbury and Bath, and he found the target again at Gosforth Park as My Freedom turned in a stylish display in the Betfred TV Seaton Delaval Handicap.
Last seen finishing down the field in a valuable Meydan handicap back in February, the 6/1 chance was never too far off the gallop, which proved sensible in a race run at a crawl.
When asked to go about his business, Saeed bin Suroor's five-year-old showed a nice change of gear to put the race to bed and only had to be pushed out in the closing stages to beat favourite Validus by two and a quarter lengths.De Sousa said: "He travelled well and when I asked him to go two (furlongs) out he picked up and won really well.
"We went a bit slow for the first furlong, but I was happy with my position and it gave my horse chance to organise himself and find his feet."He has had a few issues at home, but has done it well today."
While Saturday's Northumberland Plate appeared likely to be run on fast ground at the start of the week, steady rain fell throughout Thursday's card and de Sousa warned: "It won't take much to turn it soft."Big Time Billy made the most of her lowly Flat rating with a facile victory in the Betfred Slatyford Old Boys Handicap.
Peter Bowen's seven-year-old won in Listed company during her bumper days and also struck at that level over timber at Cheltenham in April, but went into her latest Flat assignment off a mark of just 62.
The 4/5 favourite travelled powerfully, picked up well and was eased down by Joe Fanning in the final furlong, but still came home with five lengths in hand over the pacesetting Brasingaman Eric.Fanning said: "She did it very easily. She travelled well and when the gap came she quickened up well."She was running here as I don't think there was much for her over hurdles."
Trainer Ruth Carr was delighted to see 4/1 favourite Amazing Blue Sky secure his first victory of the campaign, making every yard of the running in division one of the Betfred "Racing's Biggest Supporter" Handicap.Carr said: "He'd come so far down the weights and just needs things to go his own way."He needs an easy lead, which he got, and when the other horse loomed upsides he really stuck his neck out. He meant business today.
"There are a few options next week, so we'll see what the handicapper does."The Bob Johnson-trained Bygones For Coins was a shock 25/1 winner of the second division.Johnson's son and assistant, National Hunt jockey Kenny Johnson, said: "She was going to win with me on at Cartmel last time when she fell at the last.
"She just has to be ridden properly. A lot of jockeys throw everything at her but she doesn't find much off the bridle and you have to sit and suffer."Andrew [Mullen] listened to what he was told and showed a lot of bottle."She is in again tomorrow, but we'll see. There's a hurdle race at Southwell I think she'd win [July 14]."Richard Fahey is in no rush to make fancy plans for Good Old Boy Lukey (10/11 favourite) after he made it two wins from as many starts in the Betfred Mobile Lotto Novice Stakes.
Fahey said: "He's two out of two and you can't knock him. The form is just okay and we'll have to see what the handicapper does."We don't really want to take on the real stars now. Hopefully we'll be able to go for a nursery."
In the aftermath of leaked data concerning the surveillance of those abroad and American citizens by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden (now wanted on charges of espionage and believed to be at Moscow Airport), the FTC has begun scrutinizing the control and rights of consumers who have had information collected and stored about them.
One type of business at the forefront of such analysis is data brokerages. These companies are B2B-based and collect thousands of details on the general public, from shopping habits to vacation choices, and from ethnicity to estimated income. Collected through various means including online activity, data brokers then sell this information to corporations for marketing and future product research.
Although data brokerages sometimes include ways for consumers to opt-out of marketing databases, the U.S. agency wants more transparency to prevent sensitive details including present medical condition and financial status from leaving the control of the average consumer.
"We spew data every minute we walk the street, park our cars, or enter a building, the ubiquitous CCTV and security cameras blinking prettily in the background — every time we go online, use a mobile device, or hand a credit card to a merchant who is online or on mobile," FTC member Julie Brill noted. "We spend most of our days, and a good deal of our nights, surfing the web, tapping at apps, or powering on our smart phones, constantly adding to the already bursting veins from which data miners are pulling pure gold. That's where the "big" in "Big Data" comes from."
"Reclaim Your Name" is the initiative proposed by Brill to combat the issue. Under the terms of the scheme, Brill envisions an online portal where data brokerage firms would describe their data mining practices and consumer access policies, giving individuals the power to correct information where necessary. For example, inaccurately-mined data could harm a user's credit score, potential to secure a loan, employment or benefits.
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