Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 15/11/2024The first Canadian Information and Privacy Commissioner to make the shift to Bluesky! 041
Reposted by Vance LocktonNunavut Information & Privacy Commissioner @nuipc.bsky.social · 12/11/2024The first Bluesky post, hopefully of many, from the Nunavut Information and Privacy Commissioner. We will be writing about access to information, privacy, and (sometimes) just cool things about Canada’s northernmost territory. 2165
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 24/10/2024Flagging @artologica.net's "The Algorithm" series for my privacy folks. I love them, and just need to decide which one(s) shall live on my wall. 050
Reposted by Vance LocktonNnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 09/10/2024This is all I need today,😁. 161249333
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 12/10/2024100% agree; first draft is critical. Admission: beyond my own work, I frequently volunteer to hold the pen for collaborative projects in part because I am very aware of how impactful the first draft is on a final work. Self-serving, but true. Can't stomach the idea of ceding that role to an LLM. 020
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 13/09/2024Canada's Conservative Party will be introducing a counter to the Liberals' Bill C-63 (Online Harms Act). michellerempelgarner.substack.com/p/the-bill-t... (Not commenting on substance, just flagging that it's coming!)michellerempelgarner.substack.comThe bill to protect Canadians online that the Liberals should have written.Conservatives will present new legislation to protect Canadians online that preserves their civil liberties. 030
Reposted by Vance LocktonMeredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 28/10/2023PSA: if you take or edit photos of crowds or strangers with Signal, you can use our face blur tool to quickly hide people's biometric face data. You can then export the photo from Signal if you want to post it publicly. More on this feature here: signal.org/blog/blur-toolssignal.orgBlur tools for SignalRight now, people around the world are marching and protesting against racism and police brutality, outraged by the most recent police murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. At Signal, we support the people who have gone into the streets to make their voices heard. We believe that something ... 211344804
Reposted by Vance LocktonSarah McLaughlin @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social · 30/08/2024cannot believe this news. horrible.6abc.comNHL player Johnny Gaudreau, brother Matthew killed after being struck by suspected drunk driverColumbus Blue Jackets confirm death of Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew 1206
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 07/08/2024Just FYI, Canada's Privacy Commissioner is running a consultation on this topic (open till Sept 10), looking to info to help us establish our approach to some of the issues raised in this article. www.priv.gc.ca/en/about-the...priv.gc.caPrivacy and age assurance – Exploratory consultation - Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada 054
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 10/06/2024A project I've been working on: www.priv.gc.ca/en/about-the... If you have thoughts/comments/views, please make a submission or reach out; I'd be happy to talk!priv.gc.caAge assurance exploratory consultation – call for comments - Office of the Privacy Commissioner of CanadaLearn about the OPC’s exploratory consultation initiative on on privacy and age assurance for public sector and private sector organisations. 000
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 23/04/2024Situation: * There is a computer system that was cutting edge in 1977. * It is an irreplaceable treasure of human science. * It is 24 billion kilometres away. * One of the chips has malfunctioned. Challenge: * Fix it. I absolutely love it. blogs.nasa.gov/voyager/2024...blogs.nasa.govNASA’s Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates to Earth – Voyager 030
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 23/04/2024NASA problem solving stories are one of my favorite genres. 010
Reposted by Vance LocktonGarth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 18/04/2024this is good advice for everyone, not just vet techs 231712525
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 06/04/2024Trying to get back into daily #bird drawing. Focusing on heads because all my bird bodies look cartoon-y. Skill will come one day! 050
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 07/03/2024A truly West Coast bird -- the varied thrush. This was the best photo I could get, as it kept hopping away behind some reeds. #birds 0331
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 07/03/2024Went to Vancouver, had a bald eagle encounter! #birds 2272
Reposted by Vance LocktonMicah Lee @micahflee.com · 05/03/2024Signal usernames are live! Update the Signal app, make a username, put it in your bio, and boom: you now have Bluesky encrypted DMs 8312170
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 05/03/2024Quick three day knit -- saw this wool in a sale bin and had to do *something* with it, so a cowl it is. 010
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 24/02/2024Took a couple days but I have now adequately captured the grumpiness. 27214
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 23/02/2024Conference this morning: keynote told the story of the insulin patent being sold for a dollar for benefit of humanity, and US Pharma now making $B's off it. (You know, pricing it such that people die because they can't afford it) The takeaway: next time we need to keep those profits in Canada! 010
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 20/02/2024Our local red-tailed hawk appears to have found itself a companion! 020
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 18/02/2024Finished knitting myself another vest! I like the colour; just going to have to loosen that shawl collar up a little bit. 070
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 14/02/2024Happy Valentine's Day (via @rosemarymosco.com) 013736
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 08/02/2024Bsky's open, quote one picture of your cat to promote your cat. 020
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 08/02/2024I authentically like that a good number of 404 Media's stories seem to come down to one of them hearing a tech rumor and just ... doing some journalism. 121
Reposted by Vance LocktonLex @zoracon.bsky.social · 02/02/2024@eff.bsky.social the Public Interest Technology team is hiring for a Staff Technologist and Associate Director of Technology Policy and Research. www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.p... If you are on the fence about applying, feel free to schedule a 15 minute chat with me. www.eff.org/r.4ymy 111
Reposted by Vance LocktonAli Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 31/01/2024Absolutely my dog 141676264
Reposted by Vance LocktonAram Zucker-Scharff @chronotope.aramzs.xyz · 16/01/2024The W3C is hiring a full time person to help lead privacy efforts within the standards organization www.w3.org/careers/2024...w3.orgPrivacy Lead job postingOpen position for a Privacy Lead, for full-time remote work, to lead our Privacy standardization efforts. 01318
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 14/01/2024Went out looking for new ducks today, and I wasn't disappointed! (First pic is an American wigeon, second and third are male and female long-tailed ducks) 150
Reposted by Vance LocktonRyan North @ryannorth.ca · 08/01/2024This is a lie, and it's always been a lie. Something like ChatGPT needs a TON of text in the language you're targeting to train the model. You get it by licensing it, or you by paying people to write it for you, or by stealing it. What they're saying is it's impossible to create CHEAPLY. 492782964
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 07/01/2024Spotted the mockingbird that lives near Fort York for a second time today -- which I suppose means I have to start bringing my camera on winter dog walks. 'Tis my burden. 000
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 05/01/2024This is fun: for over 500 years all Oxford MA grads swore not to forgive some guy named Henry Symeonis, even though for the last couple hundred no one could remember who he was. www.loweringthebar.net/2024/01/i-he...loweringthebar.net“I Hereby Swear to Hate Henry Symeonis, Whoever That Is.”Recently I learned that for more than 500 years, anyone who wanted a Master of Arts degree from Oxford had to take an oath promising they would never “agree to the reconciliation of Henry Sym… 000
Reposted by Vance Locktoneva (^_^)/ @eva.computer · 05/01/2024Ohio has basically defacto banned trans healthcare for adults using a similar strategy to why there was only a handful of abortion clinics in the entire Midwest before the Dobbs decision (TRAP laws) cis people please repost this so this info doesn't get stuck in the queer social bubble 2419522301
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 04/01/2024Oh good, Politco gave him a nice little sit down interview. www.politico.com/news/magazin...politico.comWe Sat Down With the Conservative Mastermind Behind Claudine Gay’s OusterChristopher Rufo explains the motivations behind his latest crusade to topple the Harvard president. 120
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 02/01/2024December (+ January 1st) knitting project complete! 030
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 01/01/2024Took a couple refreshes, but I've got an even better one :) 011
Reposted by Vance Locktonfranz @franzanth.bsky.social · 04/12/2023Greetings, chordate comrades. #InverteFest is upon us. It's a periodic event where we invite you to celebrate the overlooked invertebrate fauna around you for an entire week. It's happening on whichever platform you're on, so feel free to reupload this image to spread the word! 5163104
Reposted by Vance LocktonRamin Skibba @raminskibba.bsky.social · 12/12/2023*** Everyone, I have devastating news: A tsunami of layoffs swept through WIRED, and I am among the victims. The majority of the science desk was gutted, features was hit, 3 union stewards and 2/3 of the union's diversity committee (incl me) are out. (1/7) www.wired.comwired.comWIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and BusinessWe bring you the future as it happens. From the latest in science and technology to the big stories in business and culture, we've got you covered. 27444260
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 11/12/2023"LA Dodgers betting on emergence of existential risk-level AI in next 10 years that will let them avoid paying Shohei Ohtani the other $680M" www.thescore.com/mlb/news/279...thescore.comReport: Ohtani to defer $680M so Dodgers can keep spendingTrending News & Rumors for Football, Basketball, Baseball, Hockey, Soccer & More 040
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 08/12/2023In recognition of Human Rights Day, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has released a joint statement on Privacy and Democratic Rights with Dr. Ana Brian Nougrères, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy. priv.gc.ca/en/opc-news/...priv.gc.caJoint Statement on Privacy and Democratic Rights - Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada 021
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 07/12/2023Here's what's been occupying my time over the last couple months. These Principles are a joint effort from Canada's federal, privacy and territorial privacy authorities. www.priv.gc.ca/en/privacy-t...priv.gc.caPrinciples for responsible, trustworthy and privacy-protective generative AI technologies - Office o...Considerations for the application of key privacy principles to generative <abbr title="artificial intelligence">AI</abbr> technologies 021
Reposted by Vance LocktonEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 01/12/2023Check it out! Stochastic Parrots is now available in audiopaper form, read by Timnit Gebru, @mmitchell.bsky.social Angelina McMillan-Major & me and produced by @ctaylsaurus.bsky.social If you've never read the original and appreciate this format for reading, this is for you!soundcloud.comOn the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big? 🦜Bender, Emily M., Timnit Gebru, Angelina McMillan-Major, and Shmargaret Shmitchell. 2021. On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big? 🦜. In Proceedings of FAccT 2021, pp.6... 06635
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 29/11/2023"Can we have some promotional swag?" "Yes, but it must cost no more than a dime and be designed in less than three seconds." 000
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 20/11/2023My tutor recommended that I start consuming French media, so I found an early 1900s sci-fi novel which is apparently about Martian vampires. Seems like a great way to develop the weirdest possible vocabulary. 020
Vance Lockton @vancelockton.bsky.social · 19/11/2023Sad that the GenAI-related piece I've been working on is (mostly) done, because I just binged Mrs. Davis and it would've been great to work some of that insanity into it. 000