@montezumachavez.bsky.social, Me he quedado sin tequila y mi taza de cerveza está vacía. Café, café privado secreto. Y no tengo chicas de la selva esta noche.

Anything interesting in the world of privacy, @montezumachavez.bsky.social?

Coffee. Then I guess I'll figure the rest out, but first, coffee.

"But Ana Brandusescu...who has testified to the INDU committee, said Guglielmin’s investments in those companies, particularly Palantir, is alarming. “When you see our MPs buying into a company like this that is also courting and lobbying our government — that is a huge problem,” Brandusescu said.

Preventing government coercion doesn't mean treating platforms as state actors, or forcing them to host unwanted speech. A healthy internet needs independent websites as well as protection from government pressure. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Trump admin told Anthropic it needs to prevent foreign nationals from accessing its Fable models. It seems it will now ask for a selfie and ID from users, with data processed by Persona Industries, funded by Peter Thiel, whose Palantir Industries runs services for ICE.

Been a week of solid rain. Pools are such a waste of time and money. Now that it stopped raining, I go to jump in the pool and a family of 7 ducks attacked me. I stood my ground, then they jumped out of the pool and ran at me. They have rabies.

You know @privacylawyer.ca , I was just thinking, PrivCom is basically turning into a youtuber with an opinion. Not like they are a privacy commission anymore. 🤔 What comes around goes around...

CC: @privacylawyer.ca "The plaintiffs deplore a lack of respect for privacy and dignity and the identification of a minor..."

Rogers, Telus, Bell Reject CRTC Warning, Will Keep Collecting Fees Bell, Rogers and Telus aren't backing down on a handful of new cellphone fees, even after Canada's telecom regulator warned the charges might be… https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/2026/06/19/crtc-telus-bell-rogers-cellphone-fees/

Liberals dismiss ‘tinfoil hat’ privacy fears as lawful access bill passes globalnews.ca/news/1191195... Dear Tin Foil hatter @privacylawyer.ca, I don't see any VPN's and private chat companies leaving Canada as they said they would.

Seems a tornado warning was issued for around Ottawa. Natures clean-up.

Good read 👇

I guess, when I look at this and considering PrivCom is going to be scrapped, that means all decisions, like the Bell RAP will be scrapped too. Right @privacylawyer.ca? The raccoons have cracked open the lid, so to speak, everything will be reversed.

I always appreciate @teresascassa.bsky.social's take on developments in privacy. Good food for thought. teresascassa.substack.com/p/canadas-ne...

@privacylawyer.ca, New "botnet" file. It's whacked. See dissent. crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...

In a timely op-ed, @cyn-k.bsky.social highlights an element of Bill C-22 that has escaped extensive discussion in the bill's fast-tracked legislative study: How the bill could pave the way to unprecedented access for US law enforcement to Canadian data and the severe risks that entails.

If you want a "just the facts" summary of Bill C-36, the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act, it's up on my blog here. Don't worry, a critique will follow. blog.privacylawyer.ca/2026/06/pipe...

Wow. I didn't think things would sink this low. This is definitely Vic Toews level rhetoric. globalnews.ca/news/1190824...

Correct link: citizenlab.ca/signal-warns...

The problem with takedowns of content based on mere suspicion under Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act. More here: youtu.be/E08XVXwojMw

In the last 24 hours, the government has announced plans to eviscerate the Privacy Commissioner’s office in C-36, cut off debate on a lawful access bill that includes metadata retention, and reversed age verification privacy safeguards just five days after introducing them. bsky.app/profile/mgei...

This is absolutely appalling. Shameful.

I guess the privacy commission of Canada can, i dunno, apply to the CCTS as a complaints intake receiver, maybe block complaints, which would be fitting and inline with what they do now to protect business. Buh-bye PrivCom. You will surely be missed. By who, I dunno.

Bill C-36 proposes a major overhaul of Canada’s private-sector privacy law. It strengthens parts of PIPEDA’s aging framework, but raises serious concerns about meaningful consent, privacy loopholes, regulator independence, and access to remedies. www.cippic.ca/news/bill-c-...

🚨The government is moving to shut down lawful access hearings and consideration of amendments on mandatory metadata retention, security backdoors, and weakened encryption today. All amendments to Bill C-22 would be kept secret and voted on without debate. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/gove...

new "bot" blocking decision coming out. A lie built on a lie. "Lawful access" builds more upon the lie and a 3rd decision will be out based upon it. Keep your eyes open for it @privacylawyer.ca Everything I see in this "bot" blocking is the same I see in c-22, words from 5 yrs ago are the same.

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My first post on Bill C-36 and the seismic shift in Canadian privacy. The bill marks the end of the Privacy Commissioner's role in private-sector privacy law and the arrival of a super-regulator with astonishing powers to regulate online speech and privacy. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/cana...

The government is building a full super-digital regulator in Canada. On top of the online harms and social media powers in Bill C-34, Bill C-36 hands the same Commission responsibility for private sector privacy. The power vested in this single body is unprecedented in Canada.

"Online Harms" is back: About Bill C-34 The Safe Social Media Act -- new on my YouTube channel. youtu.be/E08XVXwojMw

The government will promise to make privacy a fundamental right in a privacy reform bill coming tomorrow. But it’s not credible on privacy when it actively undermines it through lawful access, age verification for millions, and weak rules for political parties.

Had a beer with the milf next door. Haven't really liaised with her in a number of months. She wanted to jump in the pool so I said come on over. She wants to have a beer & come over next week when the wife is gone. I said sure, as I always do. She can't break me though. It would take 3 beer.

In a bill titled the Safe Social Media Act, to what social media services does the law apply? The answer for the moment is none. The Safe Social Media Act leaves nearly everything for later with Cabinet or a future Commission to make the call. bsky.app/profile/mgei...

May be of interest to @privacylawyer.ca: Compliance and Enforcement Notice of Consultation CRTC 2026-13, Review of the Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules: crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...

k. coffee hunting time.

In other words, they put a noose around everything as a "baby step" w/o divulging their plan, then later on it turns into lots more as they say "trust" is integral to the system. Then they tighten the noose to involve and block more. Did I get it semi-right @privacylawyer.ca, Baby steps?

Thankfully, youth (and people that refuse to disclose personal info) will be blocked in the future from knowing about their gov, policies, bills, legislation and other things. It prevents the corruption of youth (and others) by youtubers with an opinion. Kidding. Don't sue me.

New: the FCC is trying to ban burner phones by forcing all telecoms to store ID information on all new and renewing customers. That includes a government issued ID number. Massive privacy-impacting change “We never thought that would happen here,” the ACLU says www.404media.co/fcc-wants-to...

Our statement on the UK gov't's demand that all content on all devices sold or used in the UK be scanned, on the presumption of nudity, using a dystopian combination of age verification & content scanning. This proposal will not safeguard children. It endangers us all. signal.org/blog/pdfs/20...

brilliant!- its only funny because its true - www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qru.... bill c-22 will directly impact the privacy of each-and-every Canadian. it's woefully technically ignorant and a direct challenge to the right to privacy and personal security @nationalobserver.com

@milnoc.bsky.social, come on over, cops are droning and beating people they see.

Missing person search going on... the translation from the French media. Doesn't look like a translation issue to me

Panic First, Evidence Later: must-read from McGill's @smgrimes.bsky.social on the moral panic involving kids and social media and the rush toward questionable policies that may cause more harm than good. kidsplaytech.com/wp-content/u...

PrivCom is in the pocket of industry anyhow, they bring nothing to the table aside from "the voice of the privacy Commissioner", which to me, and anyone that follows anything privacy/security related will know is very hollow and staged.

How do you know the government is uninterested in the privacy risks of Bill C-22? The Liberal MPs on the Public Safety committee just voted against multiple motions to invite the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to committee to answer questions on potential amendments.

As the AI strategy launches today, the disconnect is dizzying: my post on how the government cannot claim privacy as a fundamental right in the morning and then rush through mandatory metadata retention that overrides it in Bill C-22 in the afternoon.

The principal police lobby groups (Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, National Police Federation and Canadian Police Association) have something to say about Bill C-22 Lawful Access, and it's so full of crap that I hardly know where to start. www.cacp.ca/cgi/page.cgi...

The Canadian government has announced it will order the #CRTC to "review" its decision imposing a de facto 15% tax on large streaming companies to fund Canadian content, arguing this would lead to higher prices. www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...

What everyone lacks is TRUST. You have to trust corp's, gov & the multitude of 3rd parties collecting your data, like C-22 will. Everything relies on trust, not laws or human rights. Pfft. In fact, I bet @privacylawyer.ca & @montezumachavez.bsky.social will agree with me. I trust them to be honest.