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Runa Sandvik @runasand.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Great writeup from @lorenzofb.bsky.social on the recent OpenAI vs. Hugging Face incident. Turns out it started with a human mistake at OpenAI: someone forgot to set up an isolated environment prior to testing a model; the model went rogue; and attacked Hugging Face. techcrunch.com/2026/07/22/h...

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Ron Deibert @rondeibert.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

As many are aware by now, @accessnow.org 's annual @rightscon.org was cancelled because of pressure on the host govt Zambia 🇿🇲 by China 🇨🇳 www.rightscon.org/rc26-stateme... In their statement, @accessnow.org rightly flags this is as an example of transnational repression

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A statement to our community about why RightsCon 2026 will not take place in Zambia

Our official statement to the digital rights community about why RightsCon 2026 will not take place in Zambia

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Christopher Parsons (he/him/his) @christopher-parsons.com · 26/04/2026

Some very thoughtful suggestions for students and early career professionals who are exploring the technology law space, and considering ways of breaking into the field.

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Christopher Parsons (he/him/his) @christopher-parsons.com · 16/04/2026

For students and early-career professionals trying to understand technology policy: some thoughts on how to enter the field, what skills matter, and how the work tends to unfold over time. Link: christopher-parsons.com/2026/04/10/a... #careers #techpolicy #cyberpolicy

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A Career in Technology Policy: How to Get Started and What to Expect

Technology policy sits at the intersection of law, technology, and politics. This post describes ways of entering the field, developing relevant skills, and building a sustainable career.

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 07/04/2026

Hours after Microsoft reveals that Russian hackers have been breaking into poorly secured routers & hijacking DNS requests (sometimes to collect Outlook data) www.microsoft.com/en-us/securi... DOJ says it has kicked those Russians out of the US routers they hacked: www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...

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Christopher Parsons (he/him/his) @christopher-parsons.com · 04/04/2026

I haven’t looked all over my online repo for all examples, but there are online assessments of risks posted as well as co-created TS/SI presentation decks. As example see “Synergising Network Analysis Tradecraft: Network Tradecraft Advancement Team (NTAT)” at christopher-parsons.com/resources/th...

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CSE Summaries

In 2013, journalists began revealing secrets associated with members of the Five Eyes (FVEY) intelligence alliance. These secrets were disclosed by Edward Snowden, a US intelligence contractor. The…

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Christopher Parsons (he/him/his) @christopher-parsons.com · 03/04/2026

In summary, these changes would create new risks, reduce transparency, and undermine independent oversight — key foundations of a healthy democracy.

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Christopher Parsons (he/him/his) @christopher-parsons.com · 03/04/2026

Our submission warned that the proposals would significantly limit public access to government records held by the premier, cabinet ministers, parliamentary assistants, and political staff, while also weakening privacy protections for Ontarians.

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Christopher Parsons (he/him/his) @christopher-parsons.com · 03/04/2026

In summary, these changes would create new risks, reduce transparency, and undermine independent oversight — key foundations of a healthy democracy.

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Christopher Parsons (he/him/his) @christopher-parsons.com · 18/03/2026

Looking forward to seeing how this unfolds, though a tiny bit disappointed it’s not a live podcast edition with us watching you work on this with bated breath :P

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Christopher Parsons (he/him/his) @christopher-parsons.com · 18/03/2026

Last week, the Ontario government announced sweeping changes to Ontario’s access and privacy laws. The Privacy Commissioner of Ontario is warning that these changes risk taking us back to the information dark ages. 🔗 www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #privacylaw #foi #privacy #transparency

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Opinion: Ontario steps back into the information dark ages

The Ford government’s efforts to ‘modernize’ the province’s freedom of information laws just eviscerates public accountability

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Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario @ipcontario.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

In a new statement, Commissioner Patricia Kosseim warns that proposed changes to Ontario's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act would seriously weaken privacy protections, transparency, reduce independent oversight and put Ontarians’ personal information at greater risk.

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Ron Deibert @rondeibert.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

ON 🇨🇦 Premier Doug Ford is scaling back access to information b/c he's worried "the communist Chinese" will request his cellphone records @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social and I splashed some "that's ridiculous" cold water on logic (More likely he's hiding something) www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

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Christopher Parsons (he/him/his) @christopher-parsons.com · 13/03/2026

Might have to drown her sorrows in….good whiskey. (Sorry to hear about the mishap!)

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Nick Sullivan @nicksullivan.org · 27/01/2026

USENIX Enigma has published its CFP for 2026: www.usenix.org/conference/u... Submissions are due March 31, 2026. Looking forward to seeing many of you this year.

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USENIX Security '26 Enigma Track Call for Participation

USENIX Security brings together researchers, practitioners, system programmers, and others to share and explore the latest advances in the security and privacy of computer systems and networks.

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Damien Van Puyvelde @dvanp.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

My forthcoming book on "The DGSE" is now available for pre-order through Georgetown University Press: press.georgetown.edu/Book/The-DGSE

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Christopher Parsons (he/him/his) @christopher-parsons.com · 21/01/2026

Today the Ontario IPC and OHRC jointly released our AI Principles. They are designed to help orgs develop, deploy, and use AI systems in ways that maintain the public trust while respecting privacy and upholding human rights. Read the Joint IPC-OHRC AI Principles at: www.ipc.on.ca/en/resources...

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Principles for the responsible use of artificial intelligence

The IPC and the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) have developed joint principles to guide the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. These principles are designed to help ...

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Christopher Parsons (he/him/his) @christopher-parsons.com · 21/01/2026

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Principles for the responsible use of artificial intelligence

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Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

NEW: A former staffer at the centre of the Greenbelt scandal is taking Ontario’s transparency watchdog to court. He’s fighting a summons to be interviewed under oath over his use of personal emails for government work. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1162160...

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Former Ford government staffer challenges watchdog order for Greenbelt interview under oath | Globalnews.ca

Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner has been trying to compel a former senior government staffer to turn over personal emails related to the Greenbelt decision-making.

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Christopher Parsons (he/him/his) @christopher-parsons.com · 21/01/2026

PM Carney’s speech at Davos is surprisingly direct in articulating his — and the Canadian government’s — views on the current state of global geopolitics and their implications. Agree or not, it’s refreshing to see this kind of clarity and candour from senior leaders. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...

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“Principled and pragmatic: Canada’s path” Prime Minister Carney addresses the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

Thank you, Larry.It’s a pleasure – and a duty – to be with you at this turning point for Canada and for the world.Today, I’ll talk about the rupture in the world order, the end of a nice story, and th...

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 14/01/2026

Exclusive: Beijing tells Chinese firms to stop using US and Israeli cybersecurity software, sources say – Reuters: ‘Chinese authorities expressed concern that the software could collect and transmit confidential information abroad, said the sources’

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Exclusive: Beijing tells Chinese firms to stop using US, Israeli cybersecurity software, sources say

Chinese authorities have told domestic companies to stop using cybersecurity software made by roughly a dozen firms from the U.S. and Israel due to national security concerns, two people briefed on th...

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Global News @globalnews.ca · 05/01/2026

A panel of three judges has thrown out an attempt by the province to stop the release of government calls on Premier Doug Ford’s personal cellphone. globalnews.ca/news/1159745...

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Ontario court rules Doug Ford must turn over personal phone records | Globalnews.ca

An Ontario court says it is reasonable to conclude Premier Doug Ford uses his personal cellphone to communicate and that he should make those records public.

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Christopher Parsons (he/him/his) @christopher-parsons.com · 04/01/2026

A notable (if unsurprising) event. These are the kinds of intel ops that we would generally expect security and intelligence agencies to undertake to better understand foreign leaders’ thinking to help inform domestic leaders’ decision-making. I’m curious if the vulns were known to the USA or not…

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Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

NEW: The Ontario government is dipping its toe into the world of artificial intelligence, telling civil servants they can use Microsoft Copilot in their day-to-day jobs. The OPS now have highest Copilot use in the country. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1152523...

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Ontario Public Service has highest Copilot use in Canada, as Ford government rolls out AI | Globalnews.ca

The Ontario Public Service has the highest Microsoft Copilot use in the country, according to internal government documents, and is used weekly by more than 15,000 civil servants.

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Kevin Beaumont @doublepulsar.com · 27/08/2025

. @ciaranm.bsky.social mentioned in this The Times piece about telecom hacks. He's absolutely on the money. A large part of the problem with UK telcos is attackers knowing SNMP strings (and default ones). SNMPv2 from 1995, btw. Then using it to redirect traffic.

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Christopher Parsons (he/him/his) @christopher-parsons.com · 16/08/2025

Outlook 365 alternately autocompletes my name to “Christ” or (most recently) “Christmas” which is always fun to receive (and, once, accidentally sign off as….)

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

New from 404 Media: more than 130,000 Claude, Grok, ChatGPT, and other LLM chats are readable on Archive.org. It's similar to the Google indexing issue, but shows it impacts many more LLMs than just ChatGPT. Some chats contain API keys. www.404media.co/more-than-13...

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More than 130,000 Claude, Grok, ChatGPT, and Other LLM Chats Readable on Archive.org

The issue of publicly saving shared LLM chats is bigger than just Google.

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 07/08/2025

NEW: "The electronic case filing system used by the federal judiciary has been breached in a sweeping cyber intrusion that is believed to have exposed sensitive court data across multiple U.S. states, according to two people with knowledge of the incident."

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Federal court filing system hit in sweeping hack

The identities of confidential court informants are feared compromised in a series of breaches across multiple U.S. states.

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Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes @cca-reports.ca · 23/07/2025

Interested in the intersection of science and public policy? Apply to be a Project Coordinator. We're looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual who excels working in a fast-paced environment. #CdnSci #PoliSci Find out more and apply: www.cca-reports.ca/careers/

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Christopher Parsons (he/him/his) @christopher-parsons.com · 22/10/2024

For 2+ years I’ve been curating a public RSS feed on #cybersecurity, #AI, #privacy, #nationalsecurity, #criticalinfrastructure, & associated policy/legal updates. Most recent 20 links are at: christopher-parsons.com/resources/li... You can subscribe to the RSS feed at: raindrop.io/collection/2...

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Links of Interest

Photo by Matheus Bertelli on Pexels.com I aggregate and share links to articles, reports, or other materials pertaining to my professional interests. Topics covered tend to include: cybersecurity, …

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Christopher Parsons (he/him/his) @christopher-parsons.com · 16/07/2025

And with the heightened interest in the north, in particular, I can see reasons why the government may want to send less-militaristic Coast Guard vessels for intel collection vs warships or available underwater collection devices/vessels.

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Christopher Parsons (he/him/his) @christopher-parsons.com · 16/07/2025

Anyways: this just seems like a little clause that isn’t subject to much discussion just yet. Though that may change over time with more eyes assessing and studying the legislation! You can find the full bill at: www.parl.ca/DocumentView...

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Government Bill (House of Commons) C-2 (45-1) - First Reading - Strong Borders Act - Parliament of Canada

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Christopher Parsons (he/him/his) @christopher-parsons.com · 16/07/2025

(On 3. — I’m not a Coast Guard expert and so 100% just hypothesizing!)

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Christopher Parsons (he/him/his) @christopher-parsons.com · 16/07/2025

It is also possible these amendments may help Canada to: 1. reach some of its NATO spending objectives 2. establish a statutory authority to expand intelligence collection if certain allied sources are cut off. 3. potentially, lend statutory protections for activities already being undertake.

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Christopher Parsons (he/him/his) @christopher-parsons.com · 16/07/2025

The proposed powers look similar to those associated with the USA’s Coast Guard, which has an intelligence collection function (see, for example, www.dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organiza... or www.intelligence.gov/how-the-ic-w...)

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Christopher Parsons (he/him/his) @christopher-parsons.com · 16/07/2025

The bill then further clarifies that “[i]n exercising the powers and performing the duties and functions assigned to them under section 41, the Minister (…) may collect, analyze and disclose information or intelligence.”

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Christopher Parsons (he/him/his) @christopher-parsons.com · 16/07/2025

The amendments would, by my reading, expand the services offered by the Coast Guard to include: > (f) security, including security patrols and the collection, analysis and disclosure of information or intelligence.

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