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Your Access and Privacy Online News Summary for Saturday, October 3rd.
Today: campaign apps test voter privacy. A health chatbot connects care and commerce. AI agents breach digital boundaries. And public records expose hidden detention practices.
- Voterprivacy.ca
- OIPC launches consultation on large volume freedom of information requests
- News Release: https://www.oipc.bc.ca/documents/news-releases/3239
- Participate in the consultation: https://surveys.crcresearch.com/S2/?st=kgzAN%2FgooJGI58DXBDXA4TMM35It2LATScaIYjUahOg%3D
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
FIPA Voter Privacy.ca
- Voterprivacy.ca
OIPC Consultation
- OIPC launches consultation on large volume freedom of information requests
- Participate in the consultation:
- Updated Guide to OIPC processes (PIPA)
- Updated Guide to OIPC processes (FIPPA)
- Framework infographic
- Updated Time extension guidelines for public bodies
Hot Topics
- Freedom of information is not a game
- Toronto mayoral candidate Bradford using Israeli app that feeds supporters AI-generated comments
- Toronto mayoral candidate Bradford’s campaign appears to have breached its own privacy policy
- French-only Quebec election voter guides prompted 160 complaints over five days
- Alberta NDP files court challenge over province’s new restricted voter list rules
- Alberta anti-coal campaigner says letter from Elections Alberta workers shows changes needed
- Taber-Warner Urgently Needs Referendum Workers for October 2026 Election
- The Taber Times – https://tabertimes.com/
Canadian Access and Privacy
- Loblaw’s PC Health launches chatbot as more people turn to AI for health info. Here’s what to know
- Cybersecurity incident in P.E.I. affects up to 234,000 people: health authority
- Licence plate detecting cameras to be installed on highways in Waterloo region
- Imperial Oil wins jurisdiction fight over Ioco workers’ medical privacy grievance
- https://fipa.bc.ca/imperial-oil-wins-jurisdiction-fight-over-ioco-workers-medical-privacy-grievance/
- Tri-Cities Dispatch – https://tricitiesdispatch.com/ioco-imperial-oil-unifor-privacy-port-moody/
- Burnaby Schools investigating if personal data compromised in cyber attack
- Freshet News – https://www.freshetnews.ca/
- Police and privacy officials alerted to cyber incident at Burnaby school district
- Freshet News – https://www.freshetnews.ca/
- Toronto officer charged under Project South pleads guilty to improper computer search
- Internal Montreal police documents describe ‘radicalized’ subculture among officers
- The right to truth — and justice — need to be part of this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
AI
- Trump touts America.gov, but its government-sourced AI answers undercut many of his statements
- Walmart says it’s not using personal information to set prices as it expands digital shelf labels
- FTC is investigating OpenAI and Anthropic over possible risks to consumers
- OpenAI’s breach of Australian health department website prompts rebuke from Albanese
- A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging Face
International Access and Privacy
- The ICE back door: From Phoenix’s McDowell to Nogales
- Trump’s mail voting crackdown tests Postal Service leader who says he’s ‘not political
- Hungary prepares to release Communist-era records revealing state security agents and informants
- Brazil’s President Lula bans online betting ahead of presidential election
- Supreme Court lets Trump administration use revamped federal voter eligibility database for now
- New Mexico jury finds Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections
Other FIPA Updates
- Access and Privacy Online in the Classroom
Your Access and Privacy Online News Summary for Saturday, October 3rd.
Today: campaign apps test voter privacy. A health chatbot connects care and commerce. AI agents breach digital boundaries. And public records expose hidden detention practices.
- Voterprivacy.ca
- OIPC launches consultation on large volume freedom of information requests
- News Release: https://www.oipc.bc.ca/documents/news-releases/3239
- Participate in the consultation: https://surveys.crcresearch.com/S2/?st=kgzAN%2FgooJGI58DXBDXA4TMM35It2LATScaIYjUahOg%3D
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
FIPA Voter Privacy.ca
- Voterprivacy.ca
OIPC Consultation
- OIPC launches consultation on large volume freedom of information requests
- Participate in the consultation:
- Updated Guide to OIPC processes (PIPA)
- Updated Guide to OIPC processes (FIPPA)
- Framework infographic
- Updated Time extension guidelines for public bodies
Hot Topics
- Freedom of information is not a game
- Toronto mayoral candidate Bradford using Israeli app that feeds supporters AI-generated comments
- Toronto mayoral candidate Bradford’s campaign appears to have breached its own privacy policy
- French-only Quebec election voter guides prompted 160 complaints over five days
- Alberta NDP files court challenge over province’s new restricted voter list rules
- Alberta anti-coal campaigner says letter from Elections Alberta workers shows changes needed
- Taber-Warner Urgently Needs Referendum Workers for October 2026 Election
- The Taber Times – https://tabertimes.com/
Canadian Access and Privacy
- Loblaw’s PC Health launches chatbot as more people turn to AI for health info. Here’s what to know
- Cybersecurity incident in P.E.I. affects up to 234,000 people: health authority
- Licence plate detecting cameras to be installed on highways in Waterloo region
- Imperial Oil wins jurisdiction fight over Ioco workers’ medical privacy grievance
- https://fipa.bc.ca/imperial-oil-wins-jurisdiction-fight-over-ioco-workers-medical-privacy-grievance/
- Tri-Cities Dispatch – https://tricitiesdispatch.com/ioco-imperial-oil-unifor-privacy-port-moody/
- Burnaby Schools investigating if personal data compromised in cyber attack
- Freshet News – https://www.freshetnews.ca/
- Police and privacy officials alerted to cyber incident at Burnaby school district
- Freshet News – https://www.freshetnews.ca/
- Toronto officer charged under Project South pleads guilty to improper computer search
- Internal Montreal police documents describe ‘radicalized’ subculture among officers
- The right to truth — and justice — need to be part of this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
AI
- Trump touts America.gov, but its government-sourced AI answers undercut many of his statements
- Walmart says it’s not using personal information to set prices as it expands digital shelf labels
- FTC is investigating OpenAI and Anthropic over possible risks to consumers
- OpenAI’s breach of Australian health department website prompts rebuke from Albanese
- A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging Face
International Access and Privacy
- The ICE back door: From Phoenix’s McDowell to Nogales
- Trump’s mail voting crackdown tests Postal Service leader who says he’s ‘not political
- Hungary prepares to release Communist-era records revealing state security agents and informants
- Brazil’s President Lula bans online betting ahead of presidential election
- Supreme Court lets Trump administration use revamped federal voter eligibility database for now
- New Mexico jury finds Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections
Other FIPA Updates
- Access and Privacy Online in the Classroom