2025 VIPSS Panel with FIPA

FIPA President Mike Larsen, Vice President Robert Tremonti and Executive Director Jason Woywada were excited to attend the 27th Annual Victoria International Privacy & Security Summit.

Jason was also pleased to be part of Session 15C – Concurrent Panel: Children’s Privacy and Safety Regulation and Policy – What to Look Out For in 2025? With Moderator Elizabeth Denham, Assistant Professor Suzie Dunn, and Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario Patricia Kosseim.

Some of the information Jason considered going into the panel discussion includes the following stories.

PowerSchool Data Breach

• Stories across Canada and a federal investigation
  • https://www.google.com/search?q=www.fipa.bc.ca+PowerSchool+software&rlz=1C1VDKB_enCA1088CA1088&oq=www.fipa.bc.ca+PowerSchool+software&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigAdIBCDU1NDNqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

AI and Surveillance in Schools

• Schools use AI to monitor kids, hoping to prevent violence. Our investigation found security risks
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/schools-use-ai-to-monitor-kids-hoping-to-prevent-violence-our-investigation-found-security-risks/
• Takeaways from our investigation on AI-powered school surveillance
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/takeaways-from-our-investigation-on-ai-powered-school-surveillance/

Limiting collection

• Risks of state abortion reporting mandates outweigh the benefits, an advocacy group says
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/risks-of-state-abortion-reporting-mandates-outweigh-the-benefits-an-advocacy-group-says/

Positive actions in the states

• States sue TikTok, claiming its platform is addictive and harms the mental health of children
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/states-sue-tiktok-claiming-its-platform-is-addictive-and-harms-the-mental-health-of-children /

War on woke fallout

• Texas doctor charged with taking private patient information on transgender care
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/texas-doctor-charged-with-taking-private-patient-information-on-transgender-care/
• US Justice Department drops case against Texas doctor charged with leaking transgender care data
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/us-justice-department-drops-case-against-texas-doctor-charged-with-leaking-transgender-care-data/
• Alberta Legislative Changes Recordings
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/alberta-legislative-changes-recordings/

Public bodies disregarding regulator orders

• HHS told to hand over records for kids tonsil surgery deaths
  • https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/hhs-told-to-hand-over-records-for-kids-tonsil-surgery-deaths/article_aad03996-d708-5cdb-be2b-b7f9c8b789e4.html