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Victoria McIntosh

@vmcntosh

Freelance information & #privacy professional in Halifax, NS. Geek, history & caffeine enthusiast. MLIS, CIPT. I work hard so my pets live the good life. @vmcntosh on the old bird site. Skeets on a little bit of everything.

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A pox on car alarms when you’re attempting to do an analysis.

11.03.2026 12:40 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"People used to be excited about tech, now they dread what data you're going to steal next"

11.03.2026 07:44 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Art πŸ₯°

11.03.2026 02:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

…. and it’s still only MARCH.

11.03.2026 02:17 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Post your favourite Lord of the Rings character, wrong answers only:

11.03.2026 00:58 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4
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Good still exists

11.03.2026 01:08 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

leaders like trump are why sun tzu had to write a bunch of advice like "don't write your enemy a letter detailing what tactics you really don't want them to do"

10.03.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 7480 πŸ” 1622 πŸ’¬ 103 πŸ“Œ 19

So, this isn't just a state or federal privacy law issue and Grammarly has good enough lawyers to know that. This is also a state privacy tort issue and they're banking on the fact that no one will sue them for unauthorized use of their name.

California has very strong laws on this bc Hollywood.

11.03.2026 00:29 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A Super Mario sprite.

A Super Mario sprite.

Have a Super Mar10 everyone!

10.03.2026 13:49 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Halifax, we gotta up our game. Can you imagine getting something this amazing by the waterfront at the height of summer?

10.03.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

So apparently grammarly stole my fuckin identity

10.03.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 1367 πŸ” 480 πŸ’¬ 62 πŸ“Œ 48
OP’s dog, Ruby, wearing an elegant cabbage leaf as a hat. Ruby’s expression says β€œI know you are holding a treaty, and I am a very good dog, so I will hold very still while you photograph me.”

OP’s dog, Ruby, wearing an elegant cabbage leaf as a hat. Ruby’s expression says β€œI know you are holding a treaty, and I am a very good dog, so I will hold very still while you photograph me.”

OP’s dog, Ruby, wearing an elegant cabbage leaf as a hat. Ruby’s expression says β€œI know you are holding a treaty, and I am a very good dog, so I will hold very still while you photograph me.”

OP’s dog, Ruby, wearing an elegant cabbage leaf as a hat. Ruby’s expression says β€œI know you are holding a treaty, and I am a very good dog, so I will hold very still while you photograph me.”

She’s a grass/normal type.

10.03.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Google Play Store Adds Warnings About Apps That Could Drain Your Battery Google is targeting excessive 'wake locks,' a feature Android developers can use to prevent a device from going to sleep.

"Google's Play Store will now flag apps that could cause excessive battery drain, which might make you think twice before downloading themβ€”and encourage developers to fix the problem." www.pcmag.com/news/google-...

10.03.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I too would like to order a billion dollars with my fries. 🍟

10.03.2026 21:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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JUST LET ME PRETEND I'M SAVING THE PLANET YOU NO-GOOD DISOBEDIENT CREATURE

10.03.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 241 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 0

Usually there’s some level of discussion on complexities behind the situation.

Not this time.

10.03.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not sure people in the U.S. understand how the rest of the world views the current military and pending financial crisis as the fault of β€œthose two dumbasses in the White House.”

10.03.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

March is Women’s History Month. I am going to try to highlight a related book each day. I say try because March is also the beginning of Spring when a garden witch’s heart turns to the outdoors. I’ll try to keep it up sharing recommendations and my current reading list.
Please share your recs!

02.03.2026 00:06 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Hope not. Fingers crossed all the snow Jan & Feb keeps things from drying up. πŸ˜“

10.03.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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AI cameras are everywhere β€” and people are paying the price for their mistakes Flock Safety's license plate readers are used by police in thousands of communities. When the cameras make mistakes, the consequences can be severe.

β€œIn a dozen instances, misreads by Flock's automated license plate readers, or a lack of verification by officers, resulted in people who hadn't committed crimes being stopped at gunpoint, sent to jail, or mauled by a police dog, among other outcomes.”

10.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 722 πŸ” 468 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 46

It’s bright, sunny and nearly t-shirt weather in Halifax, and it’s early March. What’s the catch?

Been here long enough to know spring this early is an illusion.

10.03.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Niiiiiice!

10.03.2026 01:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Post your favorite Lord of the Rings character. Wrong answers only.

10.03.2026 01:44 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4

Also I need to do a serious overhaul of my profile & website, but I’ve been sitting on that since the COVID lockdowns. πŸ˜…

10.03.2026 01:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean how? Am I still here? And crazy busy?

A large part has to do with luck, repeat business and some amazing contacts I frequently work with as a subcontractor but still….

10.03.2026 00:57 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Flipping through LinkedIn and realized I will have been freelancing / consulting for 13 years one month from now, and honestly that feels all kinds of insane.

10.03.2026 00:55 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

It recently came to my attention that a friend who escaped an abuser wasn’t familiar with DARVO, an acronym for understanding how abusers operate. So we’re all going to have a little education tonight:

10.03.2026 00:34 πŸ‘ 182 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 5

It’s like Shoppers asking if you want to donate to charity every purchase.

No. I’ll make a donation where I’m the one who gets the tax receipt.

10.03.2026 00:30 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is exactly what you do in a province with the highest growth in seniors.

10.03.2026 00:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0