Christopher Parsons (he/him/his)
Policy wonk. Street photographer. Torontonian. Not necessarily in that order.
Interests: privacy, national security, artificial intelligence, accountability, democratic governance.
Posts are mine, not my employer’s.
https://christopher-parsons.com
@adhr.bsky.social
"Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric." - Bertrand Russell UK born, Canadian raised American. Pgh-adjacent.
@kwilsonhfx.bsky.social
Epidemiologist. Housing maximalist. Reviewer of local bike lanes at HFX By Bike: https://youtube.com/@hfxbybike?si=ky1lyWFWhO7W39jR
@jamyang.net
@stephanielevitz.bsky.social
Senior reporter in the Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau. One part Anne Shirley, one part Harriet the Spy.
@oipcnl.bsky.social
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner - Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
@yukonaccountable.bsky.social
The office of the Yukon Ombudsman, Information and Privacy Commissioner, and Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner supports the public and the public organizations that serve them. yukonaccountability.ca
@med8or.bsky.social
Ombudsman, Information and Privacy Commissioner and Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner. Mediator, husband, father and friend.
@lco-cdo.bsky.social
Founded in 2007, the LCO is an independent organization that researches issues and recommends Ontario provincial law reform measures. www.lco-cdo.org
@dmehro.bsky.social
Investigations at WIRED. Previously: Center for Investigative Reporting, Gizmodo, eyebeamnyc. dhruv_mehrotra@wired.com or securely at @dmehro.89 on Signal
@priva.cat
I write about technology, policy, data protection & fractal complexity at https://insights.priva.cat/. Cat lover (x9), booze-appreciator, data protection nerd & constantly curious. Professional Cynical Bastard. More deets: https://linktr.ee/privacat
@konklone.com
Proud 18F alum. Former tech policy at the White House, led product security for Chrome, rebooted FedRAMP, and opened the government at the Sunlight Foundation.
@keirlamont.bsky.social
U.S. privacy law and policy ⏩ I don't rock the boat, but it's always unsteady.
@timstarks.bsky.social
Senior reporter, CyberScoop, covering spyware, cyber policy and more. Russia-sanctioned. Former Washington Post, POLITICO, CQ Roll Call. @timstarks.02 on Signal. tim.starks@cyberscoop.com. Mastodon timstarks@infosec.exchange, X timstarks, Threads tstarks2.
@snlyngaas.bsky.social
Cybersecurity reporter, CNN. Signal +1-202-355-8471. sean[dot]lyngaas@cnn[dot]com
@carlypage.bsky.social
freelance tech journalist, copywriter & editor ✨available for commissions✨ ☎️ Signal: carly.44 ✉️ carlypagewrites@gmail.com ✍️ carlypagewrites.co.uk
@sebmeineck.bsky.social
📝 Journalist @ netzpolitik.org 🧭 AI, Databroker, digitale Gewalt 📬 #OSINT Newsletter: https://sebmeineck.substack.com/ 💬 E-Mail / Messenger: https://netzpolitik.org/author/sebastian/ 🌈 he/him
@laurenshof.online
I care about an ethical internet. I write about Bluesky and the ATmosphere at fediversereport.com 🇳🇱, mostly post in English
@cbcqueenspark.bsky.social
Senior reporter @CBCNews covering Ontario politics on TV, radio & web. Dad, runner, XC skier, reader, cookie baker. #GoHabsGo Tips: DM or email mike.crawley@cbc.ca
@fatimabsyed.bsky.social
Ontario reporter for The Narwhal. Vice-president of the Canadian Association of Journalists. Springsteen, space, sports, sweets
@ipcontario.bsky.social
Protecting the privacy and access to information rights of Ontarians https://www.ipc.on.ca/en
@leanneveronica.bsky.social
Ja sam žena ~ Come On Eileen 🎶 💍 I am a lawyer with an Honours Degree in History & expertise in internet law, telco, security & considered opinions 🚶♀️ Formerly known as @MsLods 👩💻 🍀 ⚖️
@alexis-rapin.bsky.social
Chercheur en résidence, Chaire Raoul-Dandurand en études stratégiques et diplomatiques (UQAM). Chargé de cours à l'Université de Montréal et membre du comité éditorial de @lerubicon.bsky.social. Nouvelles conflictualités, cybersécurité et désinformation.
@oipcbc.bsky.social
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC is independent from government and promotes and protects the information and privacy rights of British Columbians. Learn more about our office here: https://www.oipc.bc.ca/about/about-us/
@saweis.net
Security Engineer interested in cryptography, information security, & privacy engineering.
@isis.bsky.social
anarchist; the bay area’s only hacker; once-upon-a-time theoretical physicist. i might be a cryptographer but i'm not your cryptographer. helped build tor, signal, zcash, firefox, probably some other things folks use sometimes. 🏳️⚧️
@scwpod.bsky.social
@durumcrustulum.com, @sockpuppet.org, @dadrian.io “Freewheelin’ dynamic”. https://securitycryptographywhatever.com https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feed/id1578405214
@steven.murdoch.is
Professor of Security Engineering; Head of UCL Information Security Research Group @sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk; Director Open Rights Group. 🐘 https://mastodon.social/@sjmurdoch 🐦 @sjmurdoch 🌍 https://murdoch.is/
@lucyq.bsky.social
security & privacy researcher, postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University https://lucyq.in
@mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy
Scientist, safecracker, etc. McDevitt Professor of Computer Science and Law at Georgetown. Formerly UPenn, Bell Labs. So-called expert on election security […] [bridged from https://federate.social/@mattblaze on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
@canadahealthwatch.ca
Curated-aggregator of health news from around the world, but with a Canadian focus. Visit us 🏡 https://canadahealthwatch.ca SUBSCRIBE: https://canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter
@weratedogs.com
Your Only Source For Professional Dog Ratings nonprofit: @15outof10.org ❤️🩹 links.weratedogs.com
@superwuster.bsky.social
Professor Columbia University & contributing opinion writer for the NY Times. Author of "The Curse of Bigness," "The Attention Merchants" Forthcoming book: THE AGE OF EXTRACTION (the rise of the platforms) (Nov 2025)
@tprophet.org
Founder of @queercon @telechallenge @flyawardcat. Writer @2600, @tribeofhackers. Every day, my life continues to amaze me. 我是同性恋# 🏳️🌈 Opinions are my own.
@matthargett.bsky.social
coding since 1984. writing songs since 1996. husband since 2000. dad since 2015. 2X founder, currently of Rebecker Specialties. ex-LG, PlayStation, Roblox.
@jkva.bsky.social
Family guy. Software Architect. Soccer lunatic. C-64 Enthusiast. Former SysOp. Music Nerd. Book Lover. DC Commanders Football Fan. Sheepadoodle Walker. Peloton Obsessive. US Army Veteran. #RaiseHail
@thedarktangent.defcon.social.ap.brid.gy
Founder of DEF CON & Black Hat. Member of the UK Gov Cybersecurity Advisory Board & The Council on Foreign Relations. Working to get Hackers and […] [bridged from https://defcon.social/@thedarktangent on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
@jawnaday.bsky.social
That tim guy from philly who posts little to no content. Security, privacy, surfer, runner, geowonk. "the collapse/jackpot has already happened; it's just not evenly distributed, yet..." Slava Ukraini! 🌻
@johnthreat.bsky.social
Director • Hacker • Futurist • Solarpunk • Writer • Film • OSINT : Wired Mag Cover, 60 Minutes, etc / Short List: / Visions 2030 / PS1-Moma / (redacted) Futures