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?...
Well, credit where it's due to the MAG. 20 years ago it could take an hour or so to file something in the Superior Court in Toronto. Now, it takes a mere 13 days (and 5 hours).
December 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Well, credit where it's due to the MAG. 20 years ago it could take an hour or so to file something in the Superior Court in Toronto. Now, it takes a mere 13 days (and 5 hours).
Thanks to the Canadian Bar Association's Alberta Privacy Section and my excellent former colleague Arielle Sie-Mah for the chance to present today on data breach incident management. And thanks to section members for showing up with great questions!
December 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Thanks to the Canadian Bar Association's Alberta Privacy Section and my excellent former colleague Arielle Sie-Mah for the chance to present today on data breach incident management. And thanks to section members for showing up with great questions!
If you haven't tried out the @cba-news.bsky.social Canadian Bar Association's AI Academy (designed by @colinlachance.bsky.social ), you should. Working through the coding section, I just created a record cataloguing app from scratch.
December 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
If you haven't tried out the @cba-news.bsky.social Canadian Bar Association's AI Academy (designed by @colinlachance.bsky.social ), you should. Working through the coding section, I just created a record cataloguing app from scratch.
Happy Friday from the Tiggy Monster.
December 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Happy Friday from the Tiggy Monster.
Oh, sh_t. "Kohler's Smart Toilet Camera Not Actually End-to-End Encrypted" www.404media.co/kohlers-smar...
Kohler's Smart Toilet Camera Not Actually End-to-End Encrypted
Gives new meaning to the 'internet of shit.'
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December 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Oh, sh_t. "Kohler's Smart Toilet Camera Not Actually End-to-End Encrypted" www.404media.co/kohlers-smar...
Thanks to the organizers of eDiscovery Convergence 2025, my illustrious co-panelists Justice Peter Lauwers and Prof. Maura R. Grossman, and our terrific moderator Chris Walker for the chance to discuss the future of generative AI in courts and in the discovery process. Big things ahead in this area.
December 4, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Thanks to the organizers of eDiscovery Convergence 2025, my illustrious co-panelists Justice Peter Lauwers and Prof. Maura R. Grossman, and our terrific moderator Chris Walker for the chance to discuss the future of generative AI in courts and in the discovery process. Big things ahead in this area.
Tonight The Quarantine Players read Sophocles' Philoctetes, in which the protagonist complains more about an injury than an Italian soccer player.
December 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Tonight The Quarantine Players read Sophocles' Philoctetes, in which the protagonist complains more about an injury than an Italian soccer player.
This regime will cut off its own head to spite its face. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving
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December 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM
This regime will cut off its own head to spite its face. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
Great work, everyone.
November 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Great work, everyone.
Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends.
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends.
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.
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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?
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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...
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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…
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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?"