Your Access and Privacy Online News Summary for Saturday, October 10th. This week: voter privacy, a stalled citizenship guide, student-aid spending, workplace AI, a U.S. court-system breach, and Norway’s proposed smart-glasses restrictions. Writing: Shaun Fisk  | Production: Patrick Farnsworth  | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Send comments to: FIPAOnline @ fipa.bc.ca You can support these efforts by subscribing or donating.   Full Show Links FIPA Voter […]

FIPA and the BC Civil Liberties Association are asking BC’s privacy and election regulators which parties remain committed to the campaign Code, whether it is shaping privacy practices, and what it means for local government elections.  Our Release October 5, 2026 – Parties vying for political office in Canada regard the personal information of voters as […]

Your Access and Privacy Online News Summary for Saturday, October 3rd. Today: campaign apps test voter privacy. A health chatbot connects care and commerce. AI agents breach digital boundaries. And public records expose hidden detention practices. Writing: Shaun Fisk  | Production: Patrick Farnsworth  | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Send comments to: FIPAOnline @ fipa.bc.ca You can support these efforts by subscribing or donating.   Full […]

Freedom of information is not a game © 2026 by Policy Options: Spencer Izen is republished under license CC BY-ND 4.0 At a recent meeting of Canadian freedom of information (FOI) researchers and advocates, the series of changes to provincial access legislation over the past year was called a race to the bottom. Last fall, […]

Your Access and Privacy Online News Summary for Saturday, September 19th. This week: banking without answers, access rights upheld, privacy lessons in classrooms, data-centre secrecy, America’s ballot battles, and new safeguards for students using AI. Writing: Shaun Fisk  | Production: Patrick Farnsworth  | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Send comments to: FIPAOnline @ fipa.bc.ca You can support these efforts by subscribing or donating.   Full Show […]

Your Access and Privacy Online News Summary for Saturday, September 12th. Today: B.C.’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner announces consultation and a new approach to access delays; migrants defending their right to protest; courts confronting secrecy; expanding police surveillance; and U.S. whistleblowers warning about dangerous shortcuts.  Writing: Shaun Fisk  | Production: Patrick Farnsworth  | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Send comments to: […]

Your Access and Privacy Online News Summary for Saturday, September 5th. This week: Ontario’s student-aid warning signs, a court fight over the right to be forgotten, a whistleblower warning that a rushed U.S. Postal Service system could put mail ballots at risk, and Meta’s new rules for young users. Let’s dive in. Writing: Shaun Fisk  | Production: Patrick […]

Your Access and Privacy Online News Summary for Saturday, August 1st. This week: Alberta’s referendum costs and voter-file concerns; access records exposing hidden delays and historic mistreatment; municipal AI safeguards; and, internationally, the growing struggle over surveillance, public records, and platform control.   Writing: Shaun Fisk  | Production: Patrick Farnsworth  | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Send comments to: FIPAOnline @ fipa.bc.ca You […]

Your Access and Privacy Online News Summary for Saturday, July 25th. We are into the news doldrums of summer right now, that said there are still stories hitting our radar. This week: bridge records, surveillance pricing, paid priority access to Truth Social, and Vatican secrecy.  Writing: Shaun Fisk  | Production: Patrick Farnsworth  | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Send comments to: FIPAOnline @ fipa.bc.ca […]

Your Access and Privacy Online News Summary for Saturday, July 18th. This week: FIPA calls for stronger federal privacy law; provinces narrow access to records; AI expansion tests energy, consent, and political accountability; and U.S. investigations raise new concerns for public records and press freedom.  Writing: Shaun Fisk  | Production: Patrick Farnsworth  | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Send comments to: FIPAOnline […]

FIPA calls for stronger safeguards for privacy, consent, AI, and government data sharing  July 10, 2026 – The BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) has submitted its recommendations to the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat as part of the 2026 review of the Privacy Act. The following submission was drafted by FIPA and submitted to the Treasury Board […]

Your Access and Privacy Online News Summary for Saturday, July 11th. We’re back after a holiday break. This week: a lawsuit over the exposure of nearly three million Alberta voters, unanswered questions about overdoses inside B.C. hospitals, expanding surveillance in the United States, and a serious threat to Germany’s freedom of information law. Writing: Shaun Fisk  | […]