Brent J. Arnold
@cyberlawyeryyz.bsky.social
(He/Him) Trial & appellate lawyer / data breach coach/counsel, Toronto. Litigating commercial/tech/cyber/privacy/AI/Web3 disputes. Chair, Canadian Internet Society. I keep a file on you. https://www.capstanlegal.ca/
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Does Canada need data sovereignty after massive Amazon Web Services outage? | Hanomansing Tonight
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Thanks to @ianhanomansing.bsky.social and the terrific team at Hanomansing Tonight for the chance to talk about Canadian data sovereignty in light of today's massive AWS outage. youtu.be/H6XOTGzaUBE?...
This is ridiculous given the dearth of historical data for comparison.
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
This is ridiculous given the dearth of historical data for comparison.
Thanks to Gemini I have reached my goal of becoming a choking hazard.
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Thanks to Gemini I have reached my goal of becoming a choking hazard.
Right. Sunday morning motivation music. This'll do. open.spotify.com/track/4KLdGU...
Spotify – Web Player
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November 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Right. Sunday morning motivation music. This'll do. open.spotify.com/track/4KLdGU...
This is Tig, aka Tig Cataro, aka Tiggy Monster. Her favourite flex is to scream "COME AT ME BRO" (in cat) in empty rooms till someone comes by for her to ambush.
November 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is Tig, aka Tig Cataro, aka Tiggy Monster. Her favourite flex is to scream "COME AT ME BRO" (in cat) in empty rooms till someone comes by for her to ambush.
A lawyer I was teaching with showed me his pair of these; we were teaching a group of foreign lawyers and the glasses were translating simultaneously for him. Just wild. www.wired.com/story/even-r...
Hate Meta? Even Realities Is Making the Smart Glasses You Want
The company announced the Even G2 smart glasses, sporting a bigger display in a lighter frame, alongside the R1 smart ring, which can control the display on the lenses.
www.wired.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A lawyer I was teaching with showed me his pair of these; we were teaching a group of foreign lawyers and the glasses were translating simultaneously for him. Just wild. www.wired.com/story/even-r...
The 'Dear Abby' section of @slate.com seems to be spotlighting women who grab their own heads.
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The 'Dear Abby' section of @slate.com seems to be spotlighting women who grab their own heads.
Finished the drive home for my third Ottawa event in 4 weeks. I am awake. But at what cost?
November 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Finished the drive home for my third Ottawa event in 4 weeks. I am awake. But at what cost?
Reposted by Brent J. Arnold
NEW: Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while also removing apps designed to warn communities about ICE officials.
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
NEW: Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while also removing apps designed to warn communities about ICE officials.
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
You've been traveling too much when your arrival text home is "Landed safe. Roach situation optimistic. Pub situation under investigation."
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 AM
You've been traveling too much when your arrival text home is "Landed safe. Roach situation optimistic. Pub situation under investigation."
Repost with an iconic fictional band youtu.be/CAw_HZ4GsFc?...
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Repost with an iconic fictional band youtu.be/CAw_HZ4GsFc?...
"We apologize for the outage; the vibes were off." TTC descended into chaos Monday morning and everyone is blaming snow www.blogto.com/city/2025/11...
TTC descended into chaos Monday morning and everyone is blaming snow
Toronto's first snow event of the season kicked off on Sunday and continues into the Monday morning rush, but a series of coinciding unplanned TTC ou…
www.blogto.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
"We apologize for the outage; the vibes were off." TTC descended into chaos Monday morning and everyone is blaming snow www.blogto.com/city/2025/11...
Just got back from a week in Ottawa & Montreal. A procession of cats appeared on my desk for pets, except for Lil' Man, who jumped up next to me so he could pretend I'm not here.
November 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Just got back from a week in Ottawa & Montreal. A procession of cats appeared on my desk for pets, except for Lil' Man, who jumped up next to me so he could pretend I'm not here.
Send lawyers, guns and monkeys.
November 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Send lawyers, guns and monkeys.
Send lawyers, guns and money.
November 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Send lawyers, guns and money.
I once participated in a mock trial at a conference along with a senior partner. A conference attendee had a heart attack during my cross-examination. As the medics wheeled her past us the partner turned to me and loudly asked: "Think we'll still be done by 4 o'clock?"
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I once participated in a mock trial at a conference along with a senior partner. A conference attendee had a heart attack during my cross-examination. As the medics wheeled her past us the partner turned to me and loudly asked: "Think we'll still be done by 4 o'clock?"
"While it’s one thing for an administration to oust anyone it feels stands in the way of its desires, it’s quite another to ask a court to swap out public records for something with a bit less truth in it. But that’s how this administration rolls." www.techdirt.com/2025/11/06/t...
Trump DOJ Fires Prosecutors, Scrubs Court Records Of Mention Of January 6 Insurrection
Nothing survives a purge. Especially not the truth. The DOJ secured a conviction for Washington state resident Taylor Taranto. According to the DOJ’s May 21, 2025 press release, Taranto had c…
www.techdirt.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"While it’s one thing for an administration to oust anyone it feels stands in the way of its desires, it’s quite another to ask a court to swap out public records for something with a bit less truth in it. But that’s how this administration rolls." www.techdirt.com/2025/11/06/t...
What a time to be alive. "My chilling week on Roblox: sexually assaulted and shat on as a child avatar roaming the online world" www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
My chilling week on Roblox: sexually assaulted and shat on as a child avatar roaming the online world
In seven days my young alter ego is cyberbullied and attacked while exploring clubs, casinos and horror games, all with parental controls in place. Is the platform safe for children – or an ‘X-rated p...
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:08 AM
What a time to be alive. "My chilling week on Roblox: sexually assaulted and shat on as a child avatar roaming the online world" www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
Alright. Name a band you missed out on and would kill to see live. I'll go first: Constantines, circa Shine a Light. youtu.be/izccSXNFLc4?...
Constantines - Nighttime/Anytime (It's Alright) [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
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November 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Alright. Name a band you missed out on and would kill to see live. I'll go first: Constantines, circa Shine a Light. youtu.be/izccSXNFLc4?...
Wife squinting: Who are you supposed to be?
October 31, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Wife squinting: Who are you supposed to be?
Happy Hallowe'en from Livy, the Reluctant Dragon.
October 31, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Happy Hallowe'en from Livy, the Reluctant Dragon.
Thanks to Anis Robert Heydari and CBC's The National for the chance to discuss a record-setting FINTRAC fine on a B.C. crypto platform (and I was delighted to see my friend Christian Leuprecht in the same segment). #cryptocurrency #aml #antimoneylaundering youtu.be/IBnYz4BrPVA?...
CBC News: The National | Carney pitches ’build Canadian’ budget
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October 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Thanks to Anis Robert Heydari and CBC's The National for the chance to discuss a record-setting FINTRAC fine on a B.C. crypto platform (and I was delighted to see my friend Christian Leuprecht in the same segment). #cryptocurrency #aml #antimoneylaundering youtu.be/IBnYz4BrPVA?...
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What did the AWS outage reveal about Canada’s cloud dependency?
@cyberlawyeryyz.bsky.social spoke to CBC's Hanomansing Tonight on:
- Overreliance on a few foreign providers
- Why data in 🇨🇦 isn't enough without Canadian control
- Legal risks like the U.S. #CLOUDAct
📺 WATCH: youtu.be/H6XOTGzaUBE?...
@cyberlawyeryyz.bsky.social spoke to CBC's Hanomansing Tonight on:
- Overreliance on a few foreign providers
- Why data in 🇨🇦 isn't enough without Canadian control
- Legal risks like the U.S. #CLOUDAct
📺 WATCH: youtu.be/H6XOTGzaUBE?...
Does Canada need data sovereignty after massive Amazon Web Services outage? | Hanomansing Tonight
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
What did the AWS outage reveal about Canada’s cloud dependency?
@cyberlawyeryyz.bsky.social spoke to CBC's Hanomansing Tonight on:
- Overreliance on a few foreign providers
- Why data in 🇨🇦 isn't enough without Canadian control
- Legal risks like the U.S. #CLOUDAct
📺 WATCH: youtu.be/H6XOTGzaUBE?...
@cyberlawyeryyz.bsky.social spoke to CBC's Hanomansing Tonight on:
- Overreliance on a few foreign providers
- Why data in 🇨🇦 isn't enough without Canadian control
- Legal risks like the U.S. #CLOUDAct
📺 WATCH: youtu.be/H6XOTGzaUBE?...
Thanks to @ianhanomansing.bsky.social and the terrific team at Hanomansing Tonight for the chance to talk about Canadian data sovereignty in light of today's massive AWS outage. youtu.be/H6XOTGzaUBE?...
Does Canada need data sovereignty after massive Amazon Web Services outage? | Hanomansing Tonight
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Thanks to @ianhanomansing.bsky.social and the terrific team at Hanomansing Tonight for the chance to talk about Canadian data sovereignty in light of today's massive AWS outage. youtu.be/H6XOTGzaUBE?...
Remember, kids: don't use ChatGPT to crap out foreign policy, and scrub your metadata before sharing. www.wired.com/story/a-plan...
A Plan to Rebuild Gaza Lists Nearly 30 Companies. Many Say They’re Not Involved
A presentation that has been shared with the Trump administration references Tesla, Ikea, TSMC, and more in its plan to rebuild Gaza. Some of these companies say they had no idea they were mentioned.
www.wired.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Remember, kids: don't use ChatGPT to crap out foreign policy, and scrub your metadata before sharing. www.wired.com/story/a-plan...