Show Notes for Saturday September 14th. Writing: Shaun Fisk  | Production: Patrick Farnsworth  | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder You can support these efforts by subscribing or donating.   Show Notes: ‘Google’s AI model faces European Union scrutiny from privacy watchdog  https://fipa.bc.ca/googles-ai-model-faces-european-union-scrutiny-from-privacy-watchdog/   Apple embraces the AI craze with its newly unleashed iPhone 16 lineup  https://fipa.bc.ca/apple-embraces-the-ai-craze-with-its-newly-unleashed-iphone-16-lineup/   ‘The iPhone 16, new AirPods and other highlights from Apple’s product […]

Show Notes for Saturday September 7th. Writing: Shaun Fisk  | Production: Patrick Farnsworth  | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder You can support these efforts by subscribing or donating.   Show Notes: Clearview AI fined $33.7 million by Dutch data protection watchdog over ‘illegal database’ of faces  https://fipa.bc.ca/clearview-ai-fined-33-7-million-by-dutch-data-protection-watchdog-over-illegal-database-of-faces/   A great teaching opportunity’: How one school board plans to use AI in the classroom  https://fipa.bc.ca/a-great-teaching-opportunity-how-one-school-board-plans-to-use-ai-in-the-classroom/   Black students are […]

With elections coming up from coast-to-coast, the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) is pleased to release a new section of its online help topics, Your Political Privacy. This resource provides a guide for individuals and groups to better understand and exercise control over their personal information during an election.  The right to […]

Show Notes for Saturday August 31st. Writing: Shaun Fisk  | Production: Patrick Farnsworth  | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder You can support these efforts by subscribing or donating.   Show Notes: What is Telegram and Why Was its CEO Arrested in Paris  https://fipa.bc.ca/what-is-telegram-and-why-was-its-ceo-arrested-in-paris/    Frances Macron Says Arrest of the Head of the Telegram Messaging App Wasn’t Political  https://fipa.bc.ca/frances-macron-says-arrest-of-the-head-of-the-telegram-messaging-app-wasnt-political/  French Judge Extends Police Custody for Telegram […]

Show Notes for Saturday August 24th. Writing: Shaun Fisk  | Production: Patrick Farnsworth  | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder You can support these efforts by subscribing or donating.   Show Notes: Voters in Arizona and Montana can decide on constitutional right to abortion  https://fipa.bc.ca/voters-in-arizona-and-montana-can-decide-on-constitutional-right-to-abortion/   Montana becomes eighth state with ballot measure seeking to protect abortion rights  https://fipa.bc.ca/montana-becomes-eighth-state-with-ballot-measure-seeking-to-protect-abortion-rights/   Wrongful death suit against Disney serves as a warning […]

Show Notes for Saturday August 17th. Writing: Shaun Fisk  | Production: Patrick Farnsworth  | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder You can support these efforts by subscribing or donating.   Show Notes: Are you a Cash App user? You may be eligible for a piece of this $15 million settlement  https://fipa.bc.ca/are-you-a-cash-app-user-you-may-be-eligible-for-a-piece-of-this-15-million-settlement/  The UN is moving to fight cybercrime but privacy groups say human rights will be violated  […]

BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) was pleased to participate in the Foreign Interference Commission’s public consultation process. Given broad direction to explore and investigate with extended advisors Ryan Rutley complied the following submission. The Commission is investigating threats to Canadian democracy from foreign interference and assessing the Canadian government’s capacity to defend […]

Show Notes for Saturday August 3rd. Writing: Shaun Fisk  | Production: Patrick Farnsworth  | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder You can support these efforts by subscribing or donating.   Show Notes: Senators call on Federal Trade Commission to investigate automakers’ sale of driving data to brokers https://fipa.bc.ca/senators-call-on-federal-trade-commission-to-investigate-automakers-sale-of-driving-data-to-brokers/ FIPA 2015 The Connected Car https://fipa.bc.ca/connected-car/ FIPA 2019 Update to ‘The Connected Car’ https://fipa.bc.ca/2019-update-to-the-connected-car/ A Privacy Code Practice for […]

Show Notes for Saturday July 27th. Writing: Shaun Fisk  | Production: Patrick Farnsworth  | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder You can support these efforts by subscribing or donating.   Show Notes: CrowdStrike CEO called to testify to Congress over cybersecurity’s firm role in global tech outage  https://fipa.bc.ca/crowdstrike-ceo-called-to-testify-to-congress-over-cybersecuritys-firm-role-in-global-tech-outage/  Tech outage latest | Airlines and others rush to get back on track after global tech disruption  https://fipa.bc.ca/tech-outage-latest-airlines-and-others-rush-to-get-back-on-track-after-global-tech-disruption/  Malicious […]

Show Notes for Saturday July 20th. Writing: Shaun Fisk  | Production: Patrick Farnsworth  | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder You can support these efforts by subscribing or donating.   Show Notes: One Tech Tip: Protecting yourself against SIM swapping https://fipa.bc.ca/one-tech-tip-protecting-yourself-against-sim-swapping/ What’s worse than thieves hacking into your bank account? When they steal your phone number, too https://fipa.bc.ca/whats-worse-than-thieves-hacking-into-your-bank-account-when-they-steal-your-phone-number-too ‘Data of nearly all AT&T customers downloaded from a […]

Show Notes for Saturday July 13th. Writing: Shaun Fisk  | Production: Patrick Farnsworth  | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder You can support these efforts by subscribing or donating.   Show Notes: Exclusive: National Indigenous Tourism to cut funding for provincial groups  Matteo Cimellaro – Canada’s National Observer  Foreign Visitors want to experience indigenous tourism, but federal supports lacking.  NRA’s ex-CFO agreed to 10-year not-for-profit ban, still […]

FIPA was contacted by Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and invited to consult on the development of LAC guidelines for the public interest disclosure of archival documents that may contain personal information. Working with a tight timeline, we were able to research the issue, consult subject matter experts, and prepare and present a brief that […]