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Cyber (In)Securities – Issue 176 – Cybersecurity Advisors Network

Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 7d

Does anyone know whether Orwell: 2+2=5 is available to stream/buy anywhere? I’m searching but it seems to have ‘fallen off the radar’. #movies #films #documentaries #documentary

Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 8d

If your week didn’t involve SIM farms or zero-days, congrats - you’re probably not in cyber. Europol took down 49M fake accounts (1/2 of which were likely patching TikTok exploits), trust is fragile, clouds are down, and AI’s still oversharing. #Friday. cybersecurityadvisors.network/2025-10-24-c...

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Germany’s Privacy Win: Why It Matters for International Data Week

Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 18d

It’s easy to talk about trust and safety... harder to build it.
Here's my article noting that Germany’s recent stand against “Chat Control” is a reminder that digital trust starts with respecting privacy.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/german...
#DataGovernance #DataPrivacy #DigitalRights #TrustAndSafety

Digital governance isn’t just about frameworks and policies, it’s about people, power, and the principles we’re willing to defend when technology overreaches. And this week, as delegates gather for In...

One Battle After Another - Official Trailer - Warner Bros. UK & Ireland

Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 20d

I RARELY do this, REALLY RARELY, but I’m just back from seeing this absolutely amazing movie and… hoodle doodle, I’m #Obsessed!

If you’re into fabulous films, do yourself a favour and see this one in the cinema! We’ll be talking about it for years to come! #NoNotes www.youtube.com/watch?v=feOQ...

YouTube video by Warner Bros. UK & Ireland

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Cooking for Seamus: celebrities and chefs clamour to cook for a disabled bull in this irresistible show

Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · Aug 25

#SharedSmile: This may be the cutest thing I’ve seen in a long while (worth the read before watching the video): www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

The YouTube series is a lo-fi celebration of cuisine-as-care, starring a disabled rescue bull in regional Victoria who is obsessed with human food, and his best friend and carer

www.theguardian.com

Banned! The 20 books they didn’t want you to read

Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · Aug 24

How marvellous - Margaret Atwood made it on this list twice… kudos!! www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a... #Books #BanningBooks

From Instagram poetry to Greek classics, the works of fiction that have caused uproar through history – and into the present

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🇨🇦 Encryption, Accountability, and the Cliff Edge: Why Canada Must Rethink Bill C-2

Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · Aug 6

🔐 Canada’s Bill C-2 could force decryption through secret orders while still claiming GDPR alignment. You can’t build trust with backdoors. I wrote about what this means for encryption, privacy & cross-border data handling.

#DigitalRights #EncryptionMatters #CyberPolicy
medium.com/@kim_9194/en...

I grew up in Canada. I’m a proud citizen, and still carry with me that deep, cultural belief that our country, at its best, strives to…

Not a Restaurant Review - But a Lesson in Hospitality Every Industry Should Heed

Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · Jul 30

In an industry as competitive as food & beverage, thoughtful service isn’t just memorable - it’s strategic. And tech would do well to take note.

Because whether you’re serving sashimi or SaaS, what people remember is how you made them feel. #customersuccess www.linkedin.com/pulse/restau...

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending a preview dinner at Prefecture 48, the soon-to-open Japanese fine dining experience in Sydney. I’m not here to write a restaurant review - others will do th...

When Politics Dictates AI: Why Trust, Safety, and Data Privacy Must Stay Non-Negotiable

Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · Jul 25

If your AI can’t name injustice, it’s not neutral – it’s unsafe.

The U.S. is banning “woke” AI from federal use. But when politics starts dictating what models can know, it’s not just bias at risk – it’s trust, privacy, and safety.
Here’s why that should concern all of us
medium.com/@kim_9194/wh...

We’re hearing a familiar refrain again: make it neutral. Strip the bias. Clean it up. But whose version of “neutral” are we embedding in…

Narrow Ambitions: NASA Quiet Quits

Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · Jul 9

NASA helps fight cancer. Seriously- tumour growth in microgravity, better imaging tech, radiation insights.
Now its science programs are being gutted.

Newton Campbell's piece is a sharp read on what we’re losing.

thenewtoncampbell.substack.com/p/narrow-amb...
#SciencePolicy #PublicInterestScience

NASA Quiet Quits - Part 1

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From Targets to Co-Designers: Empowering Gen Z in the Age of AI

Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · Jul 8

Gen Z didn’t opt in. They were born into the algorithm.
If we want real digital safety, we need to give them power not just protection, empowerment not entrapment; make them co-designers not targets.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-t...
#ResponsibleAI #DigitalEmpowerment #CyberSafety #YouthOnlineSafety

Gen Z is the first generation to grow up entirely within an AI-powered world. From school apps that track their attention spans to platforms that curate their every scroll, they’ve been nudged, measur...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: "Cyber Safety and Privacy for Youth - Responsible AI for GenZ". After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · Jul 7

Cyber safety. Digital privacy. AI for Gen Z.
Join me on 11 July for a global convo on what it really means to protect and empower young people in an AI-powered world.
Open to all (16+). Register us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#AILiteracy #EthicalTech #ResponsibleAI #TrustAndSafety #OnlineSafety

Organised by: Enterprise IT World MEA & CyAN

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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · Jun 27

DNS4EU is the EU’s attempt to build a privacy-first alternative to Google & Cloudflare. It promises more #Cybersecurity, fewer trackers, & data that stays in Europe. But if govs can still access your DNS logs, is it really private?
tinyurl.com/4z67jnxs
#DigitalSovereignty #Privacy #TrustAndSafety

Not Just European, But Trustworthy: What DNS4EU Reminds Us About Sovereignty, Surveillance, and…

When Infrastructure Becomes Political

Too Big to Fail, Too Centralised to Survive: What 16 Billion Leaked Logins Tell Us About the Wrong Kind of Scale

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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · Jun 24

Too big to fail? Try too centralised to survive. The RockYou2024 leak shows what happens when we build scale without resilience. 16B+ logins later, maybe it’s time we stop worshipping growth and start designing for safety.

Let’s talk about what needs to change.

www.linkedin.com/pulse/too-bi...

When 16 billion credentials turn up in a single breach compilation, it should shake us. But it doesn’t.

Hack the Planet? No. Just Hack the Tap: What exposed water systems tell us about the state of cybersecurity around the world

Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · Jun 18

A sharp, urgent piece from @ninajankowicz.com on how political violence in the US is escalating & why it matters globally. Deeply researched, clearly argued, and well worth your time. Reposting with gratitude. #Democracy #PoliticalViolence #Disinformation #Extremism #GlobalImpacts #StrongerTogether

Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · Jun 6

Globally, the digital dashboards that run our water systems are sitting wide open online - often with no password at all. These are key #CyberThreats in the #CriticalInfrastructure we rely on every day.
#CyberSecurity #HackingRisks #ICS #SmartCities #WaterSecurity

www.linkedin.com/pulse/hack-p...

I was already feeling twitchy about the state of critical infrastructure, but it was Ryan Naraine’s article in SecurityWeek - “Misconfigured HMIs Expose U.S.

Used, Not Consulted: When AI Trainson Our Work Without Consent

Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · May 19

Keen to hear from technologists thinking seriously about data governance, consent, & AI training. What does responsible AI development actually look like when the training data includes us?
@danielvanstrien.bsky.social @emilyliu.me   (And anyone else thinking deeply about this.)
tinyurl.com/3kd6fsbf

CyAN Context At CyAN, we often talk about trust, governance, and transparency aspillars of a secure digital future. But what happens when thoseprinciples are ignored, not in a breach or a ransomwar…

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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · May 19

There are so many brilliant authors here on Bluesky, I’d genuinely love to hear your thoughts on this.
What do we do when our words are used without consent, credit, or compensation to train AI?
@margaretatwood.bsky.social @joannechocolat.bsky.social @ianrankin1.bsky.social @doctorow.bsky.social

Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · May 19

If you’ve ever created anything - a report, a blog post, a book - your work might already be training someone else’s AI. No credit. No consent. No pay.
Here’s why it matters for all of us.
#AI #DigitalRights #DataGovernance #EthicalTech #SydneyWritersFestival #AIethics
medium.com/@kim_9194/us...

Used, Not Consulted: When AI Trains on Our Work Without Consent

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Used, Not Consulted: When AI Trains on Our Work Without Consent

Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · May 19

If you’ve ever created anything - a report, a blog post, a book - your work might already be training someone else’s AI. No credit. No consent. No pay.
Here’s why it matters for all of us.
#AI #DigitalRights #DataGovernance #EthicalTech #SydneyWritersFestival #AIethics
medium.com/@kim_9194/us...

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GitHub - pakohan/cooklang-epub: GitHub Action to generate ePUB books from cooklang recipes

Reposted by Kim Chandler McDonald

lookingtothefuture.bsky.social @lookingtothefuture.bsky.social · May 17

Blink and we’re back in the dark ages!

Lizzy For Democracy @lizzy2016.bsky.social · May 17

While traveling I met a white lawyer from OK. He told me we didn’t steal American land from the Native Americans. They found an older Caucasian skeleton in OK. So whites were there first, NA stole it from us. He also graduated last in his law class. A proud product of OK schools.

Randy Fair @southerngayteacher.bsky.social · May 17

After decades of right wing commentators accusing liberals of indoctrinating students, those of us who have taught have always known that it’s those on the right who truly have been forcing their views on students.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · May 15

So you know how everyone was searching for Conclave last week... just wondering how many are searching for The Grifters this week.

Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · May 12

Yep - just put 3kg of chicken breasts in the slow cooker to be shredded and frozen for easy dishes for yonks to come!!

Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · Apr 22

EPUB cookbook generator from Cooklang files + GitHub actions github.com/pakohan/cook...

GitHub Action to generate ePUB books from cooklang recipes - pakohan/cooklang-epub

github.com

Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · May 12

Oh my my… how did you know this is my not so secret joyful space?!! :D