Victoria McIntosh
@vmcntosh.bsky.social
Freelance information & #privacy professional in Halifax, NS. Geek, history & caffeine enthusiast. MLIS, CIPT. I work hard so my pets live the good life. @vmcntosh on the old bird site. Skeets on a little bit of everything.
Timeline cleanse
Name: Glitch
Class: Floof Mage
Level: Snack Master
HP: 999
Agility: −3
Cuteness: MAX
Strength: Medium
Defense: Very Round
Stealth: ❌
Charm: +100%
Class: Floof Mage
Level: Snack Master
HP: 999
Agility: −3
Cuteness: MAX
Strength: Medium
Defense: Very Round
Stealth: ❌
Charm: +100%
January 23, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Timeline cleanse
Reposted by Victoria McIntosh
Reposted by Victoria McIntosh
@bencollins.bsky.social can I get this one as art framed for my wall? Asking for every privacy lawyer I know who needs a belated Christmas gift.
“When an individual enters their residence, conceals themselves behind a closed door, and attempts to go about their everyday life, they are willfully impeding the important work of law enforcement officers and engaging in domestic terrorism,” said DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin
ICE Deems Being In Privacy Of Own Home Obstruction Of Justice
WASHINGTON—Warning that any attempt to spend time inside a personal residence constituted hostile interference with federal operations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials announced Thursday...
theonion.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:40 AM
@bencollins.bsky.social can I get this one as art framed for my wall? Asking for every privacy lawyer I know who needs a belated Christmas gift.
Reposted by Victoria McIntosh
Ring is simply partnering with a company that similarly "does not work with ICE" but DOES work with local law enforcement agencies *known to conduct searches of its data on behalf of ICE*
January 23, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Ring is simply partnering with a company that similarly "does not work with ICE" but DOES work with local law enforcement agencies *known to conduct searches of its data on behalf of ICE*
Reposted by Victoria McIntosh
"This was never my job. I was never trained for this. And this has become my life."
"We are in our Anne Frank/Harriet Tubman era."
Sitting in a neighborhood association and this is how we're talking to each other now.
"We are in our Anne Frank/Harriet Tubman era."
Sitting in a neighborhood association and this is how we're talking to each other now.
January 23, 2026 at 12:41 AM
"This was never my job. I was never trained for this. And this has become my life."
"We are in our Anne Frank/Harriet Tubman era."
Sitting in a neighborhood association and this is how we're talking to each other now.
"We are in our Anne Frank/Harriet Tubman era."
Sitting in a neighborhood association and this is how we're talking to each other now.
Reposted by Victoria McIntosh
Now that the White House is using AI to edit photos of their political opponents to create fascist propaganda I’m wondering if anyone could have seen this use of AI coming. Okay I’m hearing lots of people did and they were forced to watch corporations smother the masses with the technology anyways
January 22, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Now that the White House is using AI to edit photos of their political opponents to create fascist propaganda I’m wondering if anyone could have seen this use of AI coming. Okay I’m hearing lots of people did and they were forced to watch corporations smother the masses with the technology anyways
Reposted by Victoria McIntosh
Sir, your platform is being used by social media Gestapo, and if they’re not in violation of your Term & Conditions, the Conditions permit racism, abuse, bullying and child trafficking.
Hootsuite CEO tells employees ICE contract will stand as long as agency honours terms &conditions. "We did nothing wrong here," Irina Novoselsky says during internal call Thursday while accusing media of "fake news". latest scoop in the @theglobeandmail.com
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Hootsuite CEO says ICE contract will stand as long as agency honours terms and conditions
Leader of Vancouver social media management company addresses employee questions in internal call. “We did nothing wrong here,” CEO says
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Sir, your platform is being used by social media Gestapo, and if they’re not in violation of your Term & Conditions, the Conditions permit racism, abuse, bullying and child trafficking.
Reposted by Victoria McIntosh
PSA: If you have recently made a purchase from Canada Computers with a credit card, you will probably want to have that card cancelled.
"The malware is a Magecart-style script that listens for keystrokes on input fields, validates them, and steals them."
Please let your Canuck friends know.
"The malware is a Magecart-style script that listens for keystrokes on input fields, validates them, and steals them."
Please let your Canuck friends know.
![Go to bapccanada
r/bapccanada
•
2h ago
Extension-Fly1044
Canada Computers online card skimmer
If you have made a purchase recently on Canada Computers' online store, you should immediately freeze or cancel the card you used.
I found a card skimmer on Canada Computers' online checkout page. This malware steals any information you enter on the page and sends it to the attacker's website.
The malware is a Magecart-style script that listens for keystrokes on input fields, validates them, and steals them. It's obfuscated and loads from CodePen through a disguised Google Analytics script (something a real payment processor would never do). The malware captures credit card number, CVV, expiration date, first name, last name, billing address, billing city, billing province, billing postal code, phone number and email address.
I found this on January 18th when buying something on the website with DevTools open. I saw a suspicious WebSocket connection to rozenfeld[.]xyz. This domain isn't related to Canada Computers or any payment processor in any way. It looks similar to rozenfeld[.]ca, which I believe is a legitimate e-commerce related company. This could be an attempt from the attackers to seem legitimate.
Keep in mind I'm just a person who does web development as a hobby, I'm not a cybersecurity expert. I have opened two support tickets with them via email to try and tell them about this privately and they have closed both with no response. I'm assuming this is because they thought it was a scam or prank. I'm posting this publicly because they're closing my support requests and because the skimmer is still on the website, stealing data.
I have frozen my card that was stolen and have reported this to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.
Evidence:
Screenshot of WebSocket connection messages: https://i.imgur.com/NPMff8y.png
Screenshot of WebSocket connection details: https://i.imgur.com/Sve5gZ7.png
Screenshot of two closed tickets: https://i.imgur.com/RsUhvVs.png](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zug3xiilxtouicdnbxromksq/bafkreih3qbevlxeqbm3xxtejohj6xguh5xoypk5zd2xksdbmgx6dzaokv4@jpeg)
January 22, 2026 at 9:33 PM
PSA: If you have recently made a purchase from Canada Computers with a credit card, you will probably want to have that card cancelled.
"The malware is a Magecart-style script that listens for keystrokes on input fields, validates them, and steals them."
Please let your Canuck friends know.
"The malware is a Magecart-style script that listens for keystrokes on input fields, validates them, and steals them."
Please let your Canuck friends know.
… they’re military bases. He already _had_ sovereignty over them.
Trump’s Greenland deal could include U.S. sovereignty over military bases, mineral rights
Trump’s Greenland deal could include U.S. sovereignty over military bases, mineral rights
Danish PM says Denmark rejects any proposal that relinquishes its sovereignty over Greenland
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:30 PM
… they’re military bases. He already _had_ sovereignty over them.
The utter fury over so-called federal agents kidnapping a five year old in Minnesota, with the real despair it happens in other countries outside of North America without so much attention.
It’s wrong when it’s state sanctioned, it’s wrong when done legally or illegally, it’s just damn wrong.
It’s wrong when it’s state sanctioned, it’s wrong when done legally or illegally, it’s just damn wrong.
January 22, 2026 at 9:15 PM
The utter fury over so-called federal agents kidnapping a five year old in Minnesota, with the real despair it happens in other countries outside of North America without so much attention.
It’s wrong when it’s state sanctioned, it’s wrong when done legally or illegally, it’s just damn wrong.
It’s wrong when it’s state sanctioned, it’s wrong when done legally or illegally, it’s just damn wrong.
Reposted by Victoria McIntosh
The European Commission published an updated version (V1.4) of its Data Act FAQs. See lnkd.in/e3XMGNUx.
January 22, 2026 at 9:04 PM
The European Commission published an updated version (V1.4) of its Data Act FAQs. See lnkd.in/e3XMGNUx.
So they’re proposing a name change to “Man and the Masters of the Universe” now?
January 22, 2026 at 8:59 PM
So they’re proposing a name change to “Man and the Masters of the Universe” now?
I’ve been on the fence telling my family to watch Sinners because most are not into vampire flicks.
Now I’ll tell them it’s required viewing for the Oscars. 🎥
Now I’ll tell them it’s required viewing for the Oscars. 🎥
‘SINNERS’ has broken history as the MOST-NOMINATED FILM OF ALL TIME at the Oscars with 16 nominations
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
January 22, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I’ve been on the fence telling my family to watch Sinners because most are not into vampire flicks.
Now I’ll tell them it’s required viewing for the Oscars. 🎥
Now I’ll tell them it’s required viewing for the Oscars. 🎥
Reposted by Victoria McIntosh
Reposted by Victoria McIntosh
"Terrible things are happening outside ... poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared." — Anne Frank (Jan 13, 1943)
January 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
"Terrible things are happening outside ... poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared." — Anne Frank (Jan 13, 1943)
Reposted by Victoria McIntosh
Timeline cleanse
This is Luna. She faked having a paw injury after her human hurt their leg. Figured they felt silly hopping around like that and thought it'd be less embarrassing if she did it too. 13/10 (IG: claassenam)
January 21, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Timeline cleanse
Reposted by Victoria McIntosh
Paging the Least Surprising Development department / We Fucking Told You So section.
“Safety experts and tech critics have long condemned the Ring devices for security risks and privacy violations, not to mention their role in building the largest civilian surveillance network in US history.”
Fury as Amazon Ring Cameras Are Hooked Up to ICE System
Online activists are telling owners of Ring Doorbell cameras that it's time to get rid of their devices, which can be used by ICE.
futurism.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Paging the Least Surprising Development department / We Fucking Told You So section.
Reposted by Victoria McIntosh
Reposted by Victoria McIntosh
I doubt if anyone respects me, but:
1. I've worked in AI on and off since 1985
2. I have a PhD
3. I used to manage an academic department of ~40 AI researchers
4. I've published ~100 articles on it
This AI tech is a con. It's a play for corporations to steal industries, wealth, & governance.
1. I've worked in AI on and off since 1985
2. I have a PhD
3. I used to manage an academic department of ~40 AI researchers
4. I've published ~100 articles on it
This AI tech is a con. It's a play for corporations to steal industries, wealth, & governance.
Calling all the PhDs I know to make monumental annoyances of themselves (and honestly, who better)
January 21, 2026 at 10:08 PM
I doubt if anyone respects me, but:
1. I've worked in AI on and off since 1985
2. I have a PhD
3. I used to manage an academic department of ~40 AI researchers
4. I've published ~100 articles on it
This AI tech is a con. It's a play for corporations to steal industries, wealth, & governance.
1. I've worked in AI on and off since 1985
2. I have a PhD
3. I used to manage an academic department of ~40 AI researchers
4. I've published ~100 articles on it
This AI tech is a con. It's a play for corporations to steal industries, wealth, & governance.
Grandpa was 100% Cape Bretoner. I inherited his snark.
January 21, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Grandpa was 100% Cape Bretoner. I inherited his snark.
Sir, have you considered waving red flags in front of the Pamplona bulls?
Less chance of backfiring.
Less chance of backfiring.
Calling all the PhDs I know to make monumental annoyances of themselves (and honestly, who better)
January 21, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Sir, have you considered waving red flags in front of the Pamplona bulls?
Less chance of backfiring.
Less chance of backfiring.
Reposted by Victoria McIntosh
This is EVERYWHERE today. Please stop giving people bad advice. If wearing juggalo makeup and putting pebbles in your shoes even worked 10 years ago, they certainly don’t work now
I can't believe I have to say this, but please do not take revolutionary OPSEC advice from YA novels Cory Doctorow wrote almost twenty years ago.
January 21, 2026 at 9:39 PM
This is EVERYWHERE today. Please stop giving people bad advice. If wearing juggalo makeup and putting pebbles in your shoes even worked 10 years ago, they certainly don’t work now
Reposted by Victoria McIntosh
definitely cuts down on required office small talk when people ask you how your long weekend was and you can tell them to just google it
January 21, 2026 at 9:15 PM
definitely cuts down on required office small talk when people ask you how your long weekend was and you can tell them to just google it
Whatever Rutte pulled, Canada let’s take notes.
Oh man Rutte absolutely pulled one over on Donnie, looking forward to hearing what BS he offered up.
Dollar HOD on this and stocks ripping.
Dollar HOD on this and stocks ripping.
January 21, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Whatever Rutte pulled, Canada let’s take notes.