1/10: I have a few big passions: Photography, Art, Music, Travel and Wine. These 5 interests pretty much sum up what I am about, where I make my money, and where I spend my spare time and wages

It has been 25 days since we left the EU. Here's a summary of how it is going for me:

2/10: Photography: Nikon have completely halted shipments of stock to the UK. This includes orders already paid for and also spare parts, meaning existing cameras cannot be fixed by authorised repairers either. Thankfully I shoot Canon mostly
3/10: Canon have announced Brexit complications have slowed shipments and that prices will have to be increased to the consumer to cover the bureaucratic paperwork. Sony and Fujifilm will likely follow suit soon
4/10: Art: As I look to open Lux Gallery this spring, I had earmarked some fantastic European artists to represent. I had already made contact with and agreed terms in principle with. New red tape means I will now be restricted to representing British artists only.
5/10: Music: Some of my favourite music I listen to comes from the continent. Musicians have been worthy beneficiaries from the Visa-free movement act, allowing EU and British musicians to tour easily across the music scene. Of course this benefitted British musicians even more
6/10: New (unnecessary) restrictions imposed a fortnight ago by our government have imposed red tape and costs that many professional musicians simply cannot afford. Neither do they have the time to get to grips with what is now a highly complexed new border system.
7/10: British musicians will be trapped in a web of red tape. Meanwhile French, German, Spanish musicians will continue to tour the continent as usual post-Covid
8/10: Travel: We all know this one.
Freedom of movement? No.
Added costs? Yes.
Exchange rate? Down 15% since referendum.
Red tape? Yes please!
Fast track passport control: Nope. Get in line!
Blue passports though? All worth it then
9/10:Wine: Importers and suppliers have admitted in the last week that prices will certainly increase, with an average bottle of wine being subject to a price hike of around £1.50.
10/10: Now, where did we put that unicorn?

More from Life

1/ Here’s a list of conversational frameworks I’ve picked up that have been helpful.

Please add your own.

2/ The Magic Question: "What would need to be true for you


3/ On evaluating where someone’s head is at regarding a topic they are being wishy-washy about or delaying.

“Gun to the head—what would you decide now?”

“Fast forward 6 months after your sabbatical--how would you decide: what criteria is most important to you?”

4/ Other Q’s re: decisions:

“Putting aside a list of pros/cons, what’s the *one* reason you’re doing this?” “Why is that the most important reason?”

“What’s end-game here?”

“What does success look like in a world where you pick that path?”

5/ When listening, after empathizing, and wanting to help them make their own decisions without imposing your world view:

“What would the best version of yourself do”?

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Recently, the @CNIL issued a decision regarding the GDPR compliance of an unknown French adtech company named "Vectaury". It may seem like small fry, but the decision has potential wide-ranging impacts for Google, the IAB framework, and today's adtech. It's thread time! 👇

It's all in French, but if you're up for it you can read:
• Their blog post (lacks the most interesting details):
https://t.co/PHkDcOT1hy
• Their high-level legal decision: https://t.co/hwpiEvjodt
• The full notification: https://t.co/QQB7rfynha

I've read it so you needn't!

Vectaury was collecting geolocation data in order to create profiles (eg. people who often go to this or that type of shop) so as to power ad targeting. They operate through embedded SDKs and ad bidding, making them invisible to users.

The @CNIL notes that profiling based off of geolocation presents particular risks since it reveals people's movements and habits. As risky, the processing requires consent — this will be the heart of their assessment.

Interesting point: they justify the decision in part because of how many people COULD be targeted in this way (rather than how many have — though they note that too). Because it's on a phone, and many have phones, it is considered large-scale processing no matter what.