Tim de Sousa
timdesousa.bsky.social
Tim de Sousa
@timdesousa.bsky.social
Privacy, Information Governance and Tech Ethics wonk, based in Sydney Australia. Mediocre ukulele player. Slightly snobbish about coffee.
Pinned
I’m having a day. So let’s not talk about privacy, let’s talk about art.
I’m way too pleased with myself on this one. Anyway, this is Sidney (the aggressor) and Daisy (the innocent party).
November 17, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Alien (1979)
November 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Oh there’s a crime here alright
In the UK, McDonald’s is trying to pass off this monstrosity as an Australian delicacy
November 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
techbros have invented...the handbag
Must be frustrating when you post your April Fools joke almost six months ahead of time by mistake
November 12, 2025 at 11:32 PM
VPNs are the cornerstone of all corporate security, so good luck with that.
The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.

The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
www.techradar.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Reposted by Tim de Sousa
"Draft changes would create new exceptions for AI companies that would allow them to legally process special categories of data (like a person’s religious or political beliefs, ethnicity or health data) to train and operate their tech"

www.politico.eu/article/brus...
Brussels knifes privacy to feed the AI boom
Draft proposals obtained by POLITICO show EU is breaking sacred privacy regime to placate industry.
www.politico.eu
November 11, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Reposted by Tim de Sousa
the government forcing the wiggles to do a podcast episode as punishment really shifts the Overton window of regulatory enforcement possibilities

www.accc.gov.au/medi...
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
What is ‘prototyping’, a story in three acts.
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Weekend painting subject identified.
@alan678.bsky.social 's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LunchTime
this one is kind of traditional - but still a favorite. really love Puffins. #photography #EastCoastKin #Puffin #Birds
November 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Client: Our security is great! We don't need an assessment!
Also client:
the password to the louvre surveillance server was "louvre"

www.thesocialpost.it/2025/11/02/f...
November 6, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Reposted by Tim de Sousa
Australia's social media age restrictions, what's in and what's out, updated today. www.esafety.gov.au/about-us/ind...
November 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Reposted by Tim de Sousa
One month out from the under-16s ban and almost all of the users caught up in the Discord data breach caused by age assurance appeals were based in Australia, OAIC has finally confirmed. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
November 3, 2025 at 6:33 AM
What a pack of flamin’ galahs
November 2, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Reposted by Tim de Sousa
ladies and gentlemen...we got him
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I hardly needs be said, but 1) Facial recognition is flawed and does not have 100% accuracy 2) It's generally less accurate on POC 3) Any automated decision-making system needs an appeals mechanism, which would inc. referring to relevant evidence (e.g. ID docs). This is nuts.
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people

www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
October 30, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Reposted by Tim de Sousa
Kind of an interesting story of the AFP cracking into a crypto wallet from the new commissioner today, after discovering random numbers in the notes app www.afp.gov.au/news-centre/...
October 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
This is like using a rube goldberg machine to open a door, millions of times a day. The power costs of this must be insane.
Brace for another wave of x refuges
October 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
We can all agree that milestones and anniversaries are arbitrary and a social construct, but I think we should also jump at any reason to celebrate. So, in that vein, it’s been a whole year since I started sketching and painting. Let’s try a retrospective.
October 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Reposted by Tim de Sousa
Toys “R” Us Canada warns customers' info leaked in data breach
Toys “R” Us Canada warns customers' info leaked in data breach
Toys "R" Us Canada has sent notices of a data breach to customers informing them of a security incident where threat actors leaked customer records they had previously stolen from its systems.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This board game famously does not have any plot whatsoever.
October 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This is deeply unethical
You already know this is bad, but I absolutely guarantee the details in this article are at least 12x as bad as you think they are

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
October 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Reposted by Tim de Sousa
Films: We need to hack a keycard, obtained by seducing one of the guards. We then need to drop in from the skylight after jumping from a plane, and dodge all of the lasers and traps, carefully switching the jewels for fakes that weigh the same to avoid tripping the alarm.

Real life:
October 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Reposted by Tim de Sousa
US credit and data trader Experian has been fined €2.7 million by the Dutch privacy watchdog AP for illegally collecting and selling personal information to assess creditworthiness www.dutchnews.nl/2025/10/priv...
Privacy watchdog hands €2.7 m fine to credit score firm Experian - DutchNews.nl
US credit and data trader Experian has been fined  €2.7 million by the Dutch privacy watchdog AP for illegally collecting and selling personal information to assess creditworthiness. The company sold ...
www.dutchnews.nl
October 19, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Who exactly is the market for the toilet cam that secures pictures of your bowel movements with end to end encryption?
Home goods company Kohler recently unveiled a new device called the Dekoda — a $599 camera that can be attached to your toilet bowl and take pictures of what’s inside.
Kohler unveils a camera for your toilet | TechCrunch
Home goods company Kohler recently unveiled a new device called the Dekoda — a $599 camera that can be attached to your toilet bowl and take pictures of what’s inside.
techcrunch.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM