Show Notes for Saturday February 8th. 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 Power School and other Data Breaches  Central Alberta school divisions dealing with North America-wide PowerSchool data hack  https://fipa.bc.ca/central-alberta-school-divisions-dealing-with-north-america-wide-powerschool-data-hack/  East Central Alberta review – https://ecareview.com/  Brant PowerSchool update: 15 […]

Show Notes for Saturday February 1st. 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 Schools and Cybersecurity: PowerSchool Breach  PowerSchool’s Cyberbreach Not a Saskatchewan Issue  https://fipa.bc.ca/powerschools-cyberbreach-not-a-saskatchewan-issue/  Wakaw Recorder – https://wakawrecorder.ca/  CBE still cannot confirm how many families have been impacted by PowerSchool […]

Show Notes for Saturday January 25th. 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 Tik Tok & Red Note How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat  https://fipa.bc.ca/how-tiktok-grew-from-a-fun-app-for-teens-into-a-potential-national-security-threat-2/  TikTok says it will ‘go dark’ unless […]

Show Notes for Saturday January 18th. 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 FIPA Event Registration   Alberta Legislative Changes   https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/alberta-legislative-changes-tickets-1155910201529 Border Security and Privacy  Civil society groups push to ensure effectiveness of coming border […]

Show Notes for Saturday December 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.   Full Show Links Local Journalism Initiative Stories   Brant Catholic school board elects new chair  https://fipa.bc.ca/brant-catholic-school-board-elects-new-chair/   The Hamilton Spectator – https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/brant-catholic-school-board-elects-new-chair/article_238d659e-a143-5b72-bf28-ace3b8e542b9.html   County Council Approves Comprehensive […]

Show Notes for Saturday December 14th. 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 Transparency by Default   https://www.oipc.bc.ca/documents/news-releases/2899 https://www.oipc.bc.ca/documents/infographics/2898  Canadian News  The fight to look inside the shrouded folder St. Catharines council makes it hard for you […]

Show Notes for Saturday December 7th. 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 Canadian News  More than 7,200 Saskatchewan residents affected by health-record breach: Report   https://fipa.bc.ca/more-than-7200-saskatchewan-residents-affected-by-health-record-breach-report/    New community watch program boosts safety in Oakville […]

Show Notes for Saturday November 30th. 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 Canadian Local Journalism Initiative Mysterious buck reveals potential AI fraud scheme targeting seniors  https://fipa.bc.ca/mysterious-buck-reveals-potential-ai-fraud-scheme-targeting-seniors/   Prince Rupert Northern View – https://www.thenorthernview.com/local-news/mysterious-buck-reveals-potential-ai-fraud-scheme-targeting-seniors-7663030   Willow Creek MD […]

Show Notes for Saturday November 23rd. 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 Nova Scotia Election Segment 2024 Election Questionnaire NS https://fipa.bc.ca/2024-election-questionnaire-ns/ Your Political Privacy https://fipa.bc.ca/get-help/your-political-privacy/ Your Political Privacy – Nova Scotia https://fipa.bc.ca/get-help/your-political-privacy/provincial-election-privacy-nova-scotia/ Canadian Provincial Stories […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]