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This is your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, July 12th.
We’re heading into the full summer season here, and while you’re hopefully enjoying the sun where you are, we’ll start with the access to information and privacy scans across Canada. There are some troubling environmental impacts as one oil company breaks a deal and another has documented ties to a provincial government. Plus, there’s a reminder that drone operators can face charges if they don’t respect people’s privacy.
We have a few stories from south of the border with the FTC blocking efforts to make it easier for people to unsubscribe, and one state making changes that could impact the privacy of donors to charities.
We’ll wrap with a troubling report that intersects your travel data and data brokers and learn about recent steps in Alberta to increase understanding of new Access and Privacy laws in the province.
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Writing: Shaun Fisk | Production: Patrick Farnsworth | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder
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Canadian Stories Informed by Access to Information
- Oil giant broke deal to deactivate thousands of pipelines and faced no penalty, documents reveal
- https://fipa.bc.ca/nm/oil-giant-broke-deal-to-deactivate-thousands-of-pipelines-and-faced-no-penalty-documents-reveal/
- The Narwhal – https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-energy-regulator-cnrl-delay-deactivating-pipelines/#:~:text=Oil%20giant%20broke%20deal%20to,faced%20no%20penalty%2C%20documents%20reveal&text=One%20of%20Canada’s%20biggest%20oil,any%20financial%20penalties%2C%20documents%20show
- The IJF – https://theijf.org/cnrl-broke-deal-bcer
- NDP government spent $94,000 promoting school nutrition program expansion
- Quebec language watchdog now says it’s OK to use ‘go’ to support sports teams
- Why did this Ontario school board go from highest to zero student exclusions?
- Daily contact, a Ford phone call: docs reveal Ontario government’s close relationship with Enbridge
- Salmon group says aquaculture companies stashing garbage along Newfoundland coast
Canadian Privacy Headlines
- E-school budgets $200K a year to combat cheats in AI age
- Former University of Winnipeg regent who quit in protest cited governance concerns
- Toronto man charged with voyeurism after drone allegedly captures women through condo windows
U.S. Privacy and Policy Developments
- A ‘click-to-cancel’ rule, intended to make canceling subscriptions easier, is blocked
- North Carolina governor vetoes another set of bills, including one on guns in private schools
Travel Data and Provincial Law Reform
- Data Brokers are Selling Your Flight Information to CBP and ICE
- Information and Privacy Commissioner cites strengths and weaknesses in regulations to support new access and privacy laws
To Protect your rights, ask MPs to:
- Stop Bill C-2
- Amend Bill C-4
This is your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, July 12th.
We’re heading into the full summer season here, and while you’re hopefully enjoying the sun where you are, we’ll start with the access to information and privacy scans across Canada. There are some troubling environmental impacts as one oil company breaks a deal and another has documented ties to a provincial government. Plus, there’s a reminder that drone operators can face charges if they don’t respect people’s privacy.
We have a few stories from south of the border with the FTC blocking efforts to make it easier for people to unsubscribe, and one state making changes that could impact the privacy of donors to charities.
We’ll wrap with a troubling report that intersects your travel data and data brokers and learn about recent steps in Alberta to increase understanding of new Access and Privacy laws in the province.
Also available through: PodBean, Apple iTunes, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, ListenNotes, Podchaser, Boomplay.
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 Stories Informed by Access to Information
- Oil giant broke deal to deactivate thousands of pipelines and faced no penalty, documents reveal
- https://fipa.bc.ca/nm/oil-giant-broke-deal-to-deactivate-thousands-of-pipelines-and-faced-no-penalty-documents-reveal/
- The Narwhal – https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-energy-regulator-cnrl-delay-deactivating-pipelines/#:~:text=Oil%20giant%20broke%20deal%20to,faced%20no%20penalty%2C%20documents%20reveal&text=One%20of%20Canada’s%20biggest%20oil,any%20financial%20penalties%2C%20documents%20show
- The IJF – https://theijf.org/cnrl-broke-deal-bcer
- NDP government spent $94,000 promoting school nutrition program expansion
- Quebec language watchdog now says it’s OK to use ‘go’ to support sports teams
- Why did this Ontario school board go from highest to zero student exclusions?
- Daily contact, a Ford phone call: docs reveal Ontario government’s close relationship with Enbridge
- Salmon group says aquaculture companies stashing garbage along Newfoundland coast
Canadian Privacy Headlines
- E-school budgets $200K a year to combat cheats in AI age
- Former University of Winnipeg regent who quit in protest cited governance concerns
- Toronto man charged with voyeurism after drone allegedly captures women through condo windows
U.S. Privacy and Policy Developments
- A ‘click-to-cancel’ rule, intended to make canceling subscriptions easier, is blocked
- North Carolina governor vetoes another set of bills, including one on guns in private schools
Travel Data and Provincial Law Reform
- Data Brokers are Selling Your Flight Information to CBP and ICE
- Information and Privacy Commissioner cites strengths and weaknesses in regulations to support new access and privacy laws
To Protect your rights, ask MPs to:
- Stop Bill C-2
- Amend Bill C-4