*No longer actively posting; find me on LI or BSky under my name* Senior Tech Policy Advisor for @PrivacyPrivee.
Toronto, ON
Joined March 2009
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Alright - I think my posting on Twitter days are done. I may lurk for a while, to make sure I can migrate my info sources to other services. I'll miss it. Find me on LinkedIn or vancelockton.bsky.social. I've got some 🔵 invites; if you need one, DM or email me. I'm easy to find.
At first glance, this may actually be more impactful than yesterday's EO.
Today, @VP Harris announced new U.S. initiatives to advance the safe & responsible use of #AI – the first of which includes draft policy guidance from @OMBPress on the use of AI by the U.S. gov't.
@WhiteHouse fact sheet on the Vice President's remarks👇 whitehouse.gov/briefing-room…
Vance Lockton retweeted
The G7 Leaders’ Statement on AI is out! It welcomes a set of guiding principles and a code of conduct for organizations developing advanced AI systems. It was a pleasure to help negotiate the document on behalf of 🇨🇦! mofa.go.jp/ecm/ec/page5e_000…
A quick image from an evening dog walk.
ALT Moon emerging from the clouds in a darkening sky, over a rail corridor between buildings in Toronto. CN Tower dominates the skyline on the right side of the tracks.
Some @PrivacyPrivee folks are starting a D&D campaign, and I have to fight the temptation to develop a character whose sole purpose is to collect personal information about everyone else.
Vance Lockton retweeted
Dive into our draft digital privacy charter, a vital step in creating a secure digital space for Ontario students. While voluntary, adopting the charter signifies a promise to protect students' privacy, uphold transparency, and build trust in our schools. ow.ly/2FOV50Q081u
Can't explain it, but I really like this tree at Fort York.
ALT Very round tree with a short trunk; almost just a large ball of leaves.
Therrien + @privacylawyer + Gratton + Kardash + El Emam -- quite the INDU/C-27 lineup! ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer…
The OPC is coming back to INDU for another discussion of C-27 -- Thursday October 19th, 3:30 - 5:30. ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer…
I appreciate that for the "accepting free stuff" section of my Ethics training, the example used is "Montreal-Ottawa playoff tickets." Just to be sure that everyone knows it's a hypothetical.
Been a while since I shared any bird photos, but there seem to be a number of these little kinglets in the area and I got a lucky pic of one with my phone. (I also just like the sky coloring)
ALT Small mostly grey bird in a tree with fall-colored leaves, against a bright blue sky background.
How was I not aware of this?!? It's even in Toronto! trails.ca/ways-to-support/ev…
ALT Advertisement for the "Vancestock" music festival at Massey Hall in Toronto.
Always enjoy the daily morning read of a full page of @TTCnotices updates to try to guess how to get downtown going straight across Queen St.
Love that the maps on the @TTCnotices site generally only have a passing relation to the update. This is what is included in between multiple updates about the 505 diverting to travel north on Broadview to avoid construction on Queen. "See this route? It's the one we don't take"
ALT Map showing the 505 streetcar traveling south on Broadview to Queen, in direct contradiction to the written updates provided.
Something for our library, @PrivacyPrivee!
Beyond thrilled to share that my first book, "The Privacy Fallacy: Harm and Power in the Information Economy" is now in production with @CambridgeUP. In a world where data is the lifeblood of the economy, figuring out how to protect people from data harms is paramount 1/
