Jason O'Brien
@jasonobrien.bsky.social
Father. Accenture Consultant with an interest in Information Security, Technology, Data Protection, Privacy and Ethics. Opinions are personal.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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A note from your friendly bookseller watching the #LateLateToyShow – here are all the books featured so you can show your local bookshop exactly which one you’re looking for 📚
Be sure to follow #BookElves2025 for more book recommendations all week long!
Be sure to follow #BookElves2025 for more book recommendations all week long!
December 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
A note from your friendly bookseller watching the #LateLateToyShow – here are all the books featured so you can show your local bookshop exactly which one you’re looking for 📚
Be sure to follow #BookElves2025 for more book recommendations all week long!
Be sure to follow #BookElves2025 for more book recommendations all week long!
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This is ART. Someone give the #LateLateToyShow producers a raise.
December 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This is ART. Someone give the #LateLateToyShow producers a raise.
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Toy Show: This is Child 1
Ireland: I would die for Child 1
Toy Show: Goodbye Child 1. Now welcome Child 2
Ireland: Never mind, Child 1 is dead to me. I love Child 2 now.
#Toyshow #LateLateToyShow
Ireland: I would die for Child 1
Toy Show: Goodbye Child 1. Now welcome Child 2
Ireland: Never mind, Child 1 is dead to me. I love Child 2 now.
#Toyshow #LateLateToyShow
December 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Toy Show: This is Child 1
Ireland: I would die for Child 1
Toy Show: Goodbye Child 1. Now welcome Child 2
Ireland: Never mind, Child 1 is dead to me. I love Child 2 now.
#Toyshow #LateLateToyShow
Ireland: I would die for Child 1
Toy Show: Goodbye Child 1. Now welcome Child 2
Ireland: Never mind, Child 1 is dead to me. I love Child 2 now.
#Toyshow #LateLateToyShow
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Finally had a chance to write up the CJEU's Russmedia ruling which appears to make it literally *impossible* to run a website in the EU that allows any user content. I just don't see how compliance is possible. At all. Hat tip to @daphnek.bsky.social for calling it to my attention.
EU’s Top Court Just Made It Literally Impossible To Run A User-Generated Content Platform Legally
The Court of Justice of the EU—likely without realizing it—just completely shit the bed and made it effectively impossible to run any website in the entirety of the EU that hosts user-generated…
The Court of Justice of the EU—likely without realizing it—just completely shit the bed and made it effectively impossible to run any website in the entirety of the EU that hosts user-generated…
EU’s Top Court Just Made It Literally Impossible To Run A User-Generated Content Platform Legally
The Court of Justice of the EU—likely without realizing it—just completely shit the bed and made it effectively impossible to run any website in the entirety of the EU that hosts user-generated content. Obviously, for decades now, we’ve been talking about issues related to intermediary liability, and what standards are appropriate there. I am an unabashed supporter of the US’s approach with Section 230, as it was initially interpreted, which said that any liability should land on the party who contributed the actual violative behavior—in nearly all cases…
www.techdirt.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Finally had a chance to write up the CJEU's Russmedia ruling which appears to make it literally *impossible* to run a website in the EU that allows any user content. I just don't see how compliance is possible. At all. Hat tip to @daphnek.bsky.social for calling it to my attention.
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I love how he has an Excel World Championship belt. 🥹
Irish Excel whiz sheets all over the competition in Vegas showdown
Irish Excel whiz sheets all over the competition in Vegas showdown
Diarmuid Early takes world title after outpacing 11 rivals
Ireland's Diarmuid Early has won the Excel World Championship. Readers of a certain age may be disappointed to learn he has never used Lotus 1-2-3.…
dlvr.it
December 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I love how he has an Excel World Championship belt. 🥹
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This is a great reminder that accuracy is not only relevant when the right to obtain correction of inaccurate data is exercised, but it is a general principle which must be baked into a product that processes personal data from the outset and proactively. OOOOAAAA
a man in a suit and tie is eating a piece of meat .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is eating a piece of meat .
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is a great reminder that accuracy is not only relevant when the right to obtain correction of inaccurate data is exercised, but it is a general principle which must be baked into a product that processes personal data from the outset and proactively. OOOOAAAA
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#Russmedia is the gift that keeps on giving. First time the Court states this re: accuracy:
"every reasonable step must be taken to ensure that personal data that are inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed, are erased or rectified without delay."
CC: AI developers 👀
"every reasonable step must be taken to ensure that personal data that are inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed, are erased or rectified without delay."
CC: AI developers 👀
December 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
#Russmedia is the gift that keeps on giving. First time the Court states this re: accuracy:
"every reasonable step must be taken to ensure that personal data that are inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed, are erased or rectified without delay."
CC: AI developers 👀
"every reasonable step must be taken to ensure that personal data that are inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed, are erased or rectified without delay."
CC: AI developers 👀
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Hold your horses 🐴 The CJEU itself clarifies that having to comply as an online platform with the #GDPR to prevent unlawful processing of sensitive data *is not* an obligation of general monitoring.
It’s right there in the judgment, spelled out, at para 132.
#Russmedia
It’s right there in the judgment, spelled out, at para 132.
#Russmedia
December 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Hold your horses 🐴 The CJEU itself clarifies that having to comply as an online platform with the #GDPR to prevent unlawful processing of sensitive data *is not* an obligation of general monitoring.
It’s right there in the judgment, spelled out, at para 132.
#Russmedia
It’s right there in the judgment, spelled out, at para 132.
#Russmedia
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Kudos to Pan Collins whose idea this was in the first place 50 years ago @rte.ie @rteone.rte.ie @latelateshow.rte.ie #LateLateToyShow
December 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Kudos to Pan Collins whose idea this was in the first place 50 years ago @rte.ie @rteone.rte.ie @latelateshow.rte.ie #LateLateToyShow
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Our News at 10 segment on the nursery hacks here. One of the most shocking parts of this nasty little hack is that the criminals have hired people to call up some of the parents to say 'your kids data is going on the dark web unless you tell Kidos to pay us'.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q9S...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q9S...
Children's names, pictures and addresses stolen in nursery chain hack - BBC News at 10 report
YouTube video by Joe Tidy
www.youtube.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Our News at 10 segment on the nursery hacks here. One of the most shocking parts of this nasty little hack is that the criminals have hired people to call up some of the parents to say 'your kids data is going on the dark web unless you tell Kidos to pay us'.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q9S...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q9S...
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The Baden-Württemberg DPA created ONKIDA, a GDPR-compliant AI standard, to help organizations interpret GDPR rules for AI. It provides positions, guidance and recommendations from data protection authorities to support compliance.
September 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The Baden-Württemberg DPA created ONKIDA, a GDPR-compliant AI standard, to help organizations interpret GDPR rules for AI. It provides positions, guidance and recommendations from data protection authorities to support compliance.
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The EU’s decision on a potential “stop the clock” for the AI Act is delayed. The AI Board meeting was postponed, following delays to the Apply AI Strategy and the national authorities' setup. Political guidance is now expected at a Telecom WP this month.
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
EU decision on pausing parts of AI Act pushed back by preparation delays | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
A decision on proposing an enforcement pause for parts of the EU's AI Act has been pushed back by the European Commission following delays in the delivery of an AI strategy for industrial sectors and ...
www.mlex.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The EU’s decision on a potential “stop the clock” for the AI Act is delayed. The AI Board meeting was postponed, following delays to the Apply AI Strategy and the national authorities' setup. Political guidance is now expected at a Telecom WP this month.
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
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The RTB settlement wait is over: Google real-time bidding privacy settlement will require Google to give users new controls over online tracking/ad targeting.- @wendyndavis. See storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The RTB settlement wait is over: Google real-time bidding privacy settlement will require Google to give users new controls over online tracking/ad targeting.- @wendyndavis. See storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The apartment lights go out. The smart shutters start to roll up. An internet-connected boiler is remotely turned on.
But the residents didn’t trigger any of these actions. It’s a demonstration of how AI can be hacked to create real-world havoc.
But the residents didn’t trigger any of these actions. It’s a demonstration of how AI can be hacked to create real-world havoc.
Hackers Hijacked Google’s Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart Home
For likely the first time ever, security researchers have shown how AI can be hacked to create real world havoc, allowing them to turn off lights, open smart shutters, and more.
wrd.cm
August 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The apartment lights go out. The smart shutters start to roll up. An internet-connected boiler is remotely turned on.
But the residents didn’t trigger any of these actions. It’s a demonstration of how AI can be hacked to create real-world havoc.
But the residents didn’t trigger any of these actions. It’s a demonstration of how AI can be hacked to create real-world havoc.
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Today is the 47th anniversary of this clearly unimprovable photo, from a story so absurd that it shouldn’t be true, but is: the day a team of workers from British Waterways pulled the plug out of the Chesterfield Canal, and all the water emptied out
August 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Today is the 47th anniversary of this clearly unimprovable photo, from a story so absurd that it shouldn’t be true, but is: the day a team of workers from British Waterways pulled the plug out of the Chesterfield Canal, and all the water emptied out
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August 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Greetings from SXSW. Just saw Meredith Whittaker (Signal CEO) gave a great talk on why everyone needs privacy even if you don’t think you do. And how being a nonprofit removes the temptation to “further monetize” information you have on your users
March 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Greetings from SXSW. Just saw Meredith Whittaker (Signal CEO) gave a great talk on why everyone needs privacy even if you don’t think you do. And how being a nonprofit removes the temptation to “further monetize” information you have on your users
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best use of AI yet? UK mobile operator O2 has created a human-like AI “Granny” to answer calls in real time from fraudsters, wasting as much of their time as possible 😅 news.virginmediao2.co.uk/o2-unveils-d...
O2 unveils Daisy, the AI granny wasting scammers’ time - Virgin Media O2
O2 has today unveiled the newest member of its fraud prevention team, 'Daisy'. As ‘Head of Scammer Relations’, this state-of-the-art AI Granny's mission is to talk with fraudsters and waste as much of...
news.virginmediao2.co.uk
November 16, 2024 at 10:31 AM
best use of AI yet? UK mobile operator O2 has created a human-like AI “Granny” to answer calls in real time from fraudsters, wasting as much of their time as possible 😅 news.virginmediao2.co.uk/o2-unveils-d...
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This has officially made my week
March 15, 2024 at 7:35 PM
This has officially made my week
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A water scheme in Mayo (Ireland) was offline for two days due to hackers taking their ICS offline with a cyber attack
Attackers claimed they attacked the system due to it being manufactured in Israel
#CyberSecurity #NIS2
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Attackers claimed they attacked the system due to it being manufactured in Israel
#CyberSecurity #NIS2
westernpeople.ie/news/hackers...
December 8, 2023 at 11:03 AM
A water scheme in Mayo (Ireland) was offline for two days due to hackers taking their ICS offline with a cyber attack
Attackers claimed they attacked the system due to it being manufactured in Israel
#CyberSecurity #NIS2
westernpeople.ie/news/hackers...
Attackers claimed they attacked the system due to it being manufactured in Israel
#CyberSecurity #NIS2
westernpeople.ie/news/hackers...
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CJEU’s SCHUFA judgment on data protection and credit rating is out, with lots to chew on. Key takeaways: credit decisions using ‘scoring’ are a form of automated decision making which the GDPR strictly limits; rating agencies can’t retain insolvency data longer than the public insolvency register.
curia.europa.eu
December 7, 2023 at 9:58 AM
CJEU’s SCHUFA judgment on data protection and credit rating is out, with lots to chew on. Key takeaways: credit decisions using ‘scoring’ are a form of automated decision making which the GDPR strictly limits; rating agencies can’t retain insolvency data longer than the public insolvency register.
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While EU officials & MEPs have spent the last 20 hours continuously negotiating prohibitions under the AI Act, lo & behold the Court of Justice of the EU deciding today that there is already a prohibition on individual automated decision-making based on personal data in the #GDPR 🤭1/
December 7, 2023 at 11:32 AM
While EU officials & MEPs have spent the last 20 hours continuously negotiating prohibitions under the AI Act, lo & behold the Court of Justice of the EU deciding today that there is already a prohibition on individual automated decision-making based on personal data in the #GDPR 🤭1/
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Someone took out a person on a murderous rampage by clouting them on the skull with a moped helmet, which despite the circumstances, affirms my faith in Dublin, Ireland, and humanity.
November 24, 2023 at 4:01 PM
Someone took out a person on a murderous rampage by clouting them on the skull with a moped helmet, which despite the circumstances, affirms my faith in Dublin, Ireland, and humanity.