News Roundup

News Roundup


20241109 Access and Privacy Online

Show Notes for Saturday November 9th. Also available through: PodBean, Apple iTunes, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM. 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 US Election Segment AP Race Call: Montana voters approve constitutional amendment enshrining abortion rights  https://fipa.bc.ca/ap-race-call-montana-voters-approve-constitutional-amendment-enshrining-abortion-rights/  Debate over abortion rights leads to expensive campaigns […]

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20241102 Access and Privacy Online

Show Notes for Saturday November 2nd. Also available through: PodBean, Apple iTunes, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM. 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 Notes: Office of the Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools  https://osi-bis.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/OSI-BIS-Press-Release.pdf   https://osi-bis.ca/osi-resources/reports/?report-type=final-report […]

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20241026 Access and Privacy Online

Show Notes for Saturday October 26th. Also available through: PodBean, Apple iTunes, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM. 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 Notes:  2024 Election Questionnaires  https://fipa.bc.ca/2024-election-questionnaires/ https://fipa.bc.ca/2024-election-questionnaire-bc/ https://fipa.bc.ca/2024-election-questionnaire-nb/ https://fipa.bc.ca/2024-election-questionnaire-sk/ Business owners in disaster areas should be wary of possible scams  https://fipa.bc.ca/business-owners-in-disaster-areas-should-be-wary-of-possible-scams/   October is Cybersecurity Awareness […]

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20241019 Access and Privacy Online

Show Notes for Saturday October 19th. Also available through: PodBean, Apple iTunes, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM. 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 Notes: Indigenous population of incarcerated women still rising despite calls to action https://fipa.bc.ca/indigenous-population-of-incarcerated-women-still-rising-despite-calls-to-action/   Investigative Journalism Foundation – https://theijf.org/   https://theijf.org/indigenous-population-of-incarcerated-women-still-rising-despite-calls-to-action   Union of BC Indian Chiefs […]

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20241012 Access and Privacy Online

Show Notes for Saturday October 12th. Also available through: PodBean, Apple iTunes, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM. 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 Notes: Cyber breach at B.C. First Nations Health Authority exposed TB tests, insurance data  https://fipa.bc.ca/cyber-breach-at-b-c-first-nations-health-authority-exposed-tb-tests-insurance-data/   Police officer receives reprimand for database search on […]

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20241005 Access and Privacy Online

Show Notes for Saturday October 5th. Also available through: PodBean, Apple iTunes, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM. 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 Notes: 23 bilingual municipalities ask judge to suspend portions of Quebec language law  https://fipa.bc.ca/23-bilingual-municipalities-ask-judge-to-suspend-portions-of-quebec-language-law/   Ontario teacher shortage to worsen in 2027, ministry document […]

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20240928 Access and Privacy Online

Show Notes for Saturday September 28th. Also available through: PodBean, Apple iTunes, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM. 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 Notes: Federal bridge contingency plan includes outdated information  https://fipa.bc.ca/federal-bridge-contingency-plan-includes-outdated-information/  The Eastern Graphic https://www.peicanada.com/eastern_graphic/federal-bridge-contingency-plan-includes-outdated-information/article_54018d70-7a78-11ef-8fb3-871d11692d0c.html  Bonnerworth Park plan will result in more ‘passive use’ green space: […]

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20240921 Access and Privacy Online

Show Notes for Saturday September 21st. Also available through: PodBean, Apple iTunes, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM. 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.   Show Notes: ‘Surprise inspection finds drug storage issues at Simcoe long-term care home  https://fipa.bc.ca/surprise-inspection-finds-drug-storage-issues-at-simcoe-long-term-care-home/  The Hamilton Spectator https://www.thespec.com/   Halton Police alert public to rising bank […]

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20240914 Access and Privacy Online

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 […]

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20240907 Access and Privacy Online

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 […]

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20240831 Access and Privacy Online

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 […]

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20240824 Access and Privacy Online

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 […]

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