Attorneys representing the state of New Mexico told jurors that targeted political ads, attempting to lower Democratic turnout during the 2016 election, used Facebook data sold to a political consulting firm, during opening statements in a trial over the platform’s data protections. Facebook’s attorney said the social media company investigated suspicious third-party apps following the […]

The federal artificial intelligence minister said the government is closely following the situation at Anthropic after a researcher who resigned from the company Tuesday said people in the industry fear AI could “kill us all.” Evan Solomon also told reporters Wednesday such warnings aren’t new and that there are both regulatory and technical solutions to […]

Calgary city councillor Landon Johnston said Tuesday he is apologetic — but unrepentant –for recently leaking private budget documents to the media. City councillors, meanwhile, were told they can’t do anything to sanction him for misconduct for the leak because recent law changes by the provincial government took that power away. “I apologize for breaking […]

Olivia Duke ran for Ward 4 councillor in 2022 because she felt residents were being underserved. She lost then to Shawna Stolte, who has decided not to seek reelection in October. This year, Duke, who is now also the president of the Burlington Lions Club, is making a second run for the Ward 4 seat, […]

MELFORT, Sask. — The City of Melfort is asking residents and business owners with security cameras to join a new voluntary registry designed to assist law enforcement investigations while protecting participants’ privacy. The City of Melfort announced Sept. 3 the security camera registry allows homeowners and businesses to register the location of security cameras throughout […]

Wollaston Township inadvertently posted a closed session of council where they discussed the ongoing discussions and negotiations to transfer Nellie Lunn Park to the Kawartha Land Trust with their legal counsel on the evening of July 24. The session was subsequently taken down after several hours, but not before it was heard and copied by […]

An Eskasoni teacher’s assistant wants to bring voices of Indigenous women into spaces where decisions are made.  She’ll now have an opportunity to do that since her June election to a national leadership position within the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC).   Terri Leigh Gould, who’s spirit name is Standing Buffalo, is now the Atlantic […]

Quebec’s courts have issued new guidelines restricting judges’ use of generative artificial intelligence, stressing that judging must remain a fundamentally human responsibility. The guidelines, jointly adopted by the Quebec Court of Appeal, Superior Court, Court of Quebec and the province’s municipal courts, say generative AI can be used for certain supporting tasks but cannot replace […]

Statewide mail voting for this year’s midterm elections kicked off Friday amid a churning legal battle over President Donald Trump’s attempts to limit the practice and mounting concern over Postal Service changes that some state officials blame for a rise in rejected ballots. The developments have created a sense of uncertainty about a popular voting […]

A 26-year veteran of the Vancouver Police Department is facing charges of theft, fraud and breach of trust involving millions of dollars in a case the force’s chief is calling “deeply distressing.” Kalwinder Dosanjh, who is well known for his charitable work involving a foundation called Kids Play, was arrested on Thursday in a controlled […]

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 […]

BOSTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to reject an order by a federal judge that halts it from implementing a new rule regulating mail ballots, hours after being unable to tell that judge whether the computer system that would govern the entire project was operational yet. The administration filed […]