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/
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
Wife squinting: Who are you supposed to be?
October 31, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Wife squinting: Who are you supposed to be?
Happy Hallowe'en from Livy, the Reluctant Dragon.
October 31, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Happy Hallowe'en from Livy, the Reluctant Dragon.
Kingfish Ingram.
October 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Kingfish Ingram.
The weekend shift is in the house.
October 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The weekend shift is in the house.
Honestly my favourite AI thing is Meta AL's painful attempts at smalltalk (click on Pic to expand).
September 26, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Honestly my favourite AI thing is Meta AL's painful attempts at smalltalk (click on Pic to expand).
This is like the time Facebook took down my Burt Reynolds post, spoiling Burt Reynold's birthday.
September 17, 2025 at 4:49 AM
This is like the time Facebook took down my Burt Reynolds post, spoiling Burt Reynold's birthday.
Plane crashed next to the kiddo's school, which is APPARENTLY a BIGGER deal than when Hostess test marketed hot dog chips at MY public school.
September 16, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Plane crashed next to the kiddo's school, which is APPARENTLY a BIGGER deal than when Hostess test marketed hot dog chips at MY public school.
Thanks to everyone who stuck around the OBA Summit today to listen to me explain that they'll be replaced by machines.
September 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Thanks to everyone who stuck around the OBA Summit today to listen to me explain that they'll be replaced by machines.
Proud to be meeting with the @obalawyers.bsky.social leadership and council in Niagara Falls this weekend to discuss the important work ahead.
September 13, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Proud to be meeting with the @obalawyers.bsky.social leadership and council in Niagara Falls this weekend to discuss the important work ahead.
Boo the house panther commandeered my keyboard to text my wife.
September 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Boo the house panther commandeered my keyboard to text my wife.
Upstairs, downstairs.
September 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Upstairs, downstairs.
No cheating. Post the last photo of your pet.
August 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
No cheating. Post the last photo of your pet.
The weeds have eaten our weed puller. It's been that kind of summer. Let's see Taylor Swift do something with THAT metaphor.
August 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The weeds have eaten our weed puller. It's been that kind of summer. Let's see Taylor Swift do something with THAT metaphor.