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Developer builds AI-generated legal document translator with WCAG AAA and zero data retention

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A developer has built a full-stack web application called Tradutor de Documentos da Vida Real entirely using AI-driven development, designed to convert complex legal and financial documents into plain Portuguese. The tool targets elderly users, people with low vision, and those with limited literacy, enabling them to understand contracts without legal assistance. To address privacy concerns under Brazil's LGPD data protection law, the application uses an OCR-resilient PII sanitizer that masks sensitive personal data before it reaches the language model, with no information stored on disk or in a database. The frontend meets WCAG AAA accessibility standards, incorporating high-contrast design, scalable typography, and a Web Speech API-based text-to-speech feature with slowed playback for elderly users. The project is open-source, runs locally with Python 3.10+, and includes a Smart Mock AI mode that allows offline testing without requiring an API key.

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