KevinPike
@capespear.bsky.social
Canadian privacy & security practitioner (CISSP, LLM, FIP, etc.). I slice through Gordian knots and build no-nonsense, secure systems for innovators who prioritise execution and profit.
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KevinPike
@capespear.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Second World War veterans are a shrinking presence on Remembrance Day
A generation that was once a ubiquitous feature in communities small and large is now waning
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“To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.”
It is fitting -- and necessary -- to relieve the old guard of their post.
We must ask whether we still deserve to carry what they built.
If not, then let us make it so.
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The torch; be yours to hold it high.”
It is fitting -- and necessary -- to relieve the old guard of their post.
We must ask whether we still deserve to carry what they built.
If not, then let us make it so.
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Canada legislated a value exchange that it couldn't enforce.
Meta called the bluff.
Trade pressure did the rest.
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Meta called the bluff.
Trade pressure did the rest.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Ottawa in talks with Meta about restoring news to Facebook
Company blocked all news from Facebook, Instagram in 2023 in response to legislation which would require it to pay for content
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January 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Canada legislated a value exchange that it couldn't enforce.
Meta called the bluff.
Trade pressure did the rest.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Meta called the bluff.
Trade pressure did the rest.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
A statutory duty of care met unmanaged digital ingress.
This lawsuit is the result.
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This lawsuit is the result.
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U.K. lawsuit seeks ban on smartphones in schools to protect children
The risks of children’s smartphone use, including sexual exploitation and bullying, are mounting in Britain where some say the government has a responsibility to do more.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:35 AM
A statutory duty of care met unmanaged digital ingress.
This lawsuit is the result.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
This lawsuit is the result.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Wealth migrates away from friction, uncertainty, and punitive policy.
Blaming personalities avoids confronting governance failure.
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Blaming personalities avoids confronting governance failure.
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How tech billionaires spurred an exodus of rich people from California
Industry leaders long critical of San Francisco have fueled an online campaign against a proposed billionaire tax, prompting some of California’s richest to relocate.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Wealth migrates away from friction, uncertainty, and punitive policy.
Blaming personalities avoids confronting governance failure.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Blaming personalities avoids confronting governance failure.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
States stall when costs are asymmetric.
Procedure becomes more of a hedge than a principle.
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Procedure becomes more of a hedge than a principle.
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TikTok Canada gets a reprieve and a new review instead of a ban
In November 2024, Canada ordered the closure of TikTok Technology Canada Inc. But on Wednesday that order was set aside by Federal Court.
nationalpost.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:35 AM
States stall when costs are asymmetric.
Procedure becomes more of a hedge than a principle.
nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
Procedure becomes more of a hedge than a principle.
nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
“Neoprime” is just a polite way of saying incumbents stopped building.
Capital is flowing to whoever still can.
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Capital is flowing to whoever still can.
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Dominion Dynamics, vying to become Canadian defence ‘neoprime,’ raises $21-million led by Georgian
Startup that makes Arctic technology seeks to hire and open a factory for its flagship sensor nodes
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:43 PM
“Neoprime” is just a polite way of saying incumbents stopped building.
Capital is flowing to whoever still can.
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Capital is flowing to whoever still can.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...
We outsourced truth to polls.
Markets bought it back and put a price tag on it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/t...
Markets bought it back and put a price tag on it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/t...
All Bets Are On: The Rise of Prediction Markets
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:07 AM
We outsourced truth to polls.
Markets bought it back and put a price tag on it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/t...
Markets bought it back and put a price tag on it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/t...
Semiconductors move through territory; value gets skimmed en route.
Industrial policy learned new tricks.
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Industrial policy learned new tricks.
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Trump imposes novel tariffs tailored to hit foreign sales of high-end chips
The unusual measure targets only AI-enabling chips made abroad by American companies, and it won’t be levied on those used domestically.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Semiconductors move through territory; value gets skimmed en route.
Industrial policy learned new tricks.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Industrial policy learned new tricks.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
States now defer to locale before logic.
AI travels like a strategic resource; the law arrives later.
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AI travels like a strategic resource; the law arrives later.
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China to probe Meta’s acquisition of Singapore-based AI startup Manus
Various departments to investigate if deal is consistent with Chinese laws and regulations
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January 16, 2026 at 3:08 PM
States now defer to locale before logic.
AI travels like a strategic resource; the law arrives later.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/tec...
AI travels like a strategic resource; the law arrives later.
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Automated redaction embeds discretion into infrastructure; infrastructure persists without explanation.
Review follows the system, never the other way around.
ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
Review follows the system, never the other way around.
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Amid U.S. redaction scandal, Carney government developing AI systems to black out sensitive documents
At least three government departments are developing AI tools to help with redaction, but experts say the tech could "be a nightmare.”
ottawacitizen.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Automated redaction embeds discretion into infrastructure; infrastructure persists without explanation.
Review follows the system, never the other way around.
ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
Review follows the system, never the other way around.
ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
When the state targets creation per se rather than harm, it isn’t regulating safety.
It’s converting expression into a licensed activity.
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It’s converting expression into a licensed activity.
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X could 'lose right to self regulate', says Starmer
It is currently illegal to share deepfakes, but the law against creating them has not yet come into force.
www.bbc.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:09 PM
When the state targets creation per se rather than harm, it isn’t regulating safety.
It’s converting expression into a licensed activity.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
It’s converting expression into a licensed activity.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Tim Cook shaped Apple’s constraints for a generation.
His successor decides whether they compound or break.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/t...
His successor decides whether they compound or break.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/t...
The Man Who Could Be Apple’s Next C.E.O.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Tim Cook shaped Apple’s constraints for a generation.
His successor decides whether they compound or break.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/t...
His successor decides whether they compound or break.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/t...
Privacy zealots keep blaming tools, while the real failure is cultural:
Exposure was sold as authenticity, and people accepted the trade.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Exposure was sold as authenticity, and people accepted the trade.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | What destroyed ‘the right to be let alone’
Millions of Americans began eagerly erasing the public and private dividing line long before the internet.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Privacy zealots keep blaming tools, while the real failure is cultural:
Exposure was sold as authenticity, and people accepted the trade.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Exposure was sold as authenticity, and people accepted the trade.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
When AI sells on your behalf, RAM replaces rapport.
Growth follows trust – until it doesn’t.
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Growth follows trust – until it doesn’t.
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How the use of AI chatbots for online shopping could benefit Shopify’s growth plans
Technology allows shoppers to find and buy products through platforms such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT
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January 9, 2026 at 2:42 AM
When AI sells on your behalf, RAM replaces rapport.
Growth follows trust – until it doesn’t.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Growth follows trust – until it doesn’t.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Emotional simulation creates foreseeable dependency.
Governance failure occurs when risk is monetised before responsibility is assigned.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/t...
Governance failure occurs when risk is monetised before responsibility is assigned.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/t...
Google and Character.AI to Settle Lawsuit Over Teenager’s Death
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January 8, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Emotional simulation creates foreseeable dependency.
Governance failure occurs when risk is monetised before responsibility is assigned.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/t...
Governance failure occurs when risk is monetised before responsibility is assigned.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/t...
Cloud rhetoric meets physical limits.
Voters notice when someone else’s AI runs on their land and power.
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Voters notice when someone else’s AI runs on their land and power.
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The data center rebellion is here, and it’s reshaping the political landscape
Backlash over the proliferation of data centers has entered the national political conversation and could affect voters of all political persuasions in this year’s midterm elections.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Cloud rhetoric meets physical limits.
Voters notice when someone else’s AI runs on their land and power.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Voters notice when someone else’s AI runs on their land and power.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Ballots do not confer legitimacy in the absence of choice.
Power seeks process to launder itself.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Power seeks process to launder itself.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | This election is a charade — and America should say so
With Myanmar’s three-round election underway, the ruling junta craves undeserved legitimacy.
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January 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Ballots do not confer legitimacy in the absence of choice.
Power seeks process to launder itself.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Power seeks process to launder itself.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Harm reduction stabilises the patient.
Supply disruption treats the disease.
Durable policy requires both, sequenced deliberately.
Supply disruption treats the disease.
Durable policy requires both, sequenced deliberately.
Experts say Biden's focus on addiction health care saved tens of thousands of lives and slowed fentanyl smuggling. Trump scrapped Biden's approach in favor of military strikes. n.pr/4aE5knH
In one year, Trump pivots fentanyl response from public health to drug war
Experts say Biden's focus on addiction health care saved tens of thousands of lives and slowed fentanyl smuggling. Trump scrapped Biden's approach in favor of military strikes.
n.pr
January 1, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Harm reduction stabilises the patient.
Supply disruption treats the disease.
Durable policy requires both, sequenced deliberately.
Supply disruption treats the disease.
Durable policy requires both, sequenced deliberately.
Some say in ICE.
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December 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Some say in ICE.
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Some say the world will end in fire.
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China expands nuclear warhead manufacturing capacity, research finds
Satellite images suggest China is growing the sites where it makes warheads, while also preparing to retaliate faster — signs of its nuclear ambitions.
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December 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Some say the world will end in fire.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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Holiday timing aside, this is consequential.
The Supreme Court reasserted limits on federalised domestic force over state objection.
Today’s restraints shape tomorrow’s escalation pathways.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
The Supreme Court reasserted limits on federalised domestic force over state objection.
Today’s restraints shape tomorrow’s escalation pathways.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Supreme Court Refuses to Allow National Guard Deployment in Chicago
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December 24, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Holiday timing aside, this is consequential.
The Supreme Court reasserted limits on federalised domestic force over state objection.
Today’s restraints shape tomorrow’s escalation pathways.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
The Supreme Court reasserted limits on federalised domestic force over state objection.
Today’s restraints shape tomorrow’s escalation pathways.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Raising fines by orders of magnitude while enforcement capacity lags does not address AML gaps
It does, however, incentivise defensive reporting, inflate noise, and shift liability without improving outcomes
Systems respond better to incentives than rhetoric
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
It does, however, incentivise defensive reporting, inflate noise, and shift liability without improving outcomes
Systems respond better to incentives than rhetoric
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Fines from Canada’s financial crime watchdog set to dramatically increase
Firms that handle large transactions face potential penalties 40 times higher if they fail to adhere to anti-money laundering commitments
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Raising fines by orders of magnitude while enforcement capacity lags does not address AML gaps
It does, however, incentivise defensive reporting, inflate noise, and shift liability without improving outcomes
Systems respond better to incentives than rhetoric
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
It does, however, incentivise defensive reporting, inflate noise, and shift liability without improving outcomes
Systems respond better to incentives than rhetoric
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
“Affordability” succeeds because it is vague enough to absorb everything and precise enough to sound empathetic.
As a governing concept, it defers accountability while expanding rhetorical cover.
A convenient trade-off.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
As a governing concept, it defers accountability while expanding rhetorical cover.
A convenient trade-off.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
How Democrats Used One Word to Turn the Tide Against Trump
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December 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
“Affordability” succeeds because it is vague enough to absorb everything and precise enough to sound empathetic.
As a governing concept, it defers accountability while expanding rhetorical cover.
A convenient trade-off.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
As a governing concept, it defers accountability while expanding rhetorical cover.
A convenient trade-off.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
Charter elasticity is applied unevenly.
Quebec receives deference when institutional cohesion is at stake; Alberta receives abstraction when it is not.
This divergence shows how judicial philosophy, rather than doctrine, now determines outcomes.
nationalpost.com/opinion/jami...
Quebec receives deference when institutional cohesion is at stake; Alberta receives abstraction when it is not.
This divergence shows how judicial philosophy, rather than doctrine, now determines outcomes.
nationalpost.com/opinion/jami...
Jamie Sarkonak: Alberta court has abused the Charter to declare loyalty to Canada optional
The province must appeal ruling striking down lawyers' oath to the King
nationalpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Charter elasticity is applied unevenly.
Quebec receives deference when institutional cohesion is at stake; Alberta receives abstraction when it is not.
This divergence shows how judicial philosophy, rather than doctrine, now determines outcomes.
nationalpost.com/opinion/jami...
Quebec receives deference when institutional cohesion is at stake; Alberta receives abstraction when it is not.
This divergence shows how judicial philosophy, rather than doctrine, now determines outcomes.
nationalpost.com/opinion/jami...
The court’s reliance on D.C.’s legal status matters more than the deployment itself.
Temporary authority, exercised long enough, becomes baseline practice.
This is how executive power accrues through procedural seams.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Temporary authority, exercised long enough, becomes baseline practice.
This is how executive power accrues through procedural seams.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Appeals Court Allows National Guard to Remain in D.C., for Now
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The court’s reliance on D.C.’s legal status matters more than the deployment itself.
Temporary authority, exercised long enough, becomes baseline practice.
This is how executive power accrues through procedural seams.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Temporary authority, exercised long enough, becomes baseline practice.
This is how executive power accrues through procedural seams.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...