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20261010 Access and Privacy Online
Your Access and Privacy Online News Summary for Saturday, October 10th.
This week: voter privacy, a stalled citizenship guide, student-aid spending, workplace AI, a U.S. court-system breach, and Norway’s proposed smart-glasses restrictions.
- 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
- 2026 Political Privacy Code Update
- FIPA Election Privacy Letter
- Alberta’s Smith brushes off NDP voter list court battle, says legislation coming
- Alberta government argues voter list changes won’t affect upcoming referendum
- Nova Scotia privacy commissioner questions transparency around cabinet records
Canadian Access
- Canada promised a new citizenship guide that better addresses reconciliation a decade ago. It still hasn’t arrived
- As Mississauga extends cuts to fees developers pay, questions swirl about who will cover multi-billion-dollar gap for infrastructure
- Behind the Byline: Former Windsor Star Journalist Cal Millar Pens Memoir
- Tilbury Times Reporter – https://thereporter.ca/tilbury/
- New rail investment opens door to North Shore proposal
Ontario OSAP
- Liberals ask Ontario auditor to probe spending, oversight of OSAP at career colleges
- Court records show Ontario’s ‘serious concerns’ about three career colleges
- Ontario refers concerns about OSAP payments at private career colleges to OPP
- Don’t target all students for possible OSAP misuse at a few schools, association says
Canadian Privacy
- Jasper adopts more stringent privacy rules
- Wheatland County tightens privacy rules for municipal use of artificial intelligence
- Police board adopts detailed new oversight policies for IPV, sexual assault, vulnerable victims
- Should Workers Get to Bargain on AI?
US Access and Privacy
- Army study found shock gloves purchased by ICE cause pain, compliance and fear
- Newsom vetoes measure that would have penalized the use of smart glasses to secretly record people
- Trump posts cell phone number of Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in fight over daylight saving time
- Trump administration says it has no plans for ICE officers at polls. Activists are preparing anyway
- AI industry insiders voice alarms to NYC council as local governments take up safety concerns
- Trump’s campaign against noncitizen voting demonstrates it’s rare and not enough to swing elections
- Personal information for over 1 million people stolen in a cyberattack on Arizona’s court system
- Livingston officials allow ‘Pawn Shop’ film to continue in Montana
- FCC considers allowing more political robocalls before midterms, including those created with AI
International Access and Privacy
- Screen time limits not enough to tackle problematic social media use: experts
- Privacy concerns put smart glasses under scrutiny as Norway seeks temporary ban
- What to know about the espionage allegations against Germany’s former intelligence chief
Other FIPA Updates
- Access and Privacy Online in the Classroom
Your Access and Privacy Online News Summary for Saturday, October 10th.
This week: voter privacy, a stalled citizenship guide, student-aid spending, workplace AI, a U.S. court-system breach, and Norway’s proposed smart-glasses restrictions.
- 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
- 2026 Political Privacy Code Update
- FIPA Election Privacy Letter
- Alberta’s Smith brushes off NDP voter list court battle, says legislation coming
- Alberta government argues voter list changes won’t affect upcoming referendum
- Nova Scotia privacy commissioner questions transparency around cabinet records
Canadian Access
- Canada promised a new citizenship guide that better addresses reconciliation a decade ago. It still hasn’t arrived
- As Mississauga extends cuts to fees developers pay, questions swirl about who will cover multi-billion-dollar gap for infrastructure
- Behind the Byline: Former Windsor Star Journalist Cal Millar Pens Memoir
- Tilbury Times Reporter – https://thereporter.ca/tilbury/
- New rail investment opens door to North Shore proposal
Ontario OSAP
- Liberals ask Ontario auditor to probe spending, oversight of OSAP at career colleges
- Court records show Ontario’s ‘serious concerns’ about three career colleges
- Ontario refers concerns about OSAP payments at private career colleges to OPP
- Don’t target all students for possible OSAP misuse at a few schools, association says
Canadian Privacy
- Jasper adopts more stringent privacy rules
- Wheatland County tightens privacy rules for municipal use of artificial intelligence
- Police board adopts detailed new oversight policies for IPV, sexual assault, vulnerable victims
- Should Workers Get to Bargain on AI?
US Access and Privacy
- Army study found shock gloves purchased by ICE cause pain, compliance and fear
- Newsom vetoes measure that would have penalized the use of smart glasses to secretly record people
- Trump posts cell phone number of Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in fight over daylight saving time
- Trump administration says it has no plans for ICE officers at polls. Activists are preparing anyway
- AI industry insiders voice alarms to NYC council as local governments take up safety concerns
- Trump’s campaign against noncitizen voting demonstrates it’s rare and not enough to swing elections
- Personal information for over 1 million people stolen in a cyberattack on Arizona’s court system
- Livingston officials allow ‘Pawn Shop’ film to continue in Montana
- FCC considers allowing more political robocalls before midterms, including those created with AI
International Access and Privacy
- Screen time limits not enough to tackle problematic social media use: experts
- Privacy concerns put smart glasses under scrutiny as Norway seeks temporary ban
- What to know about the espionage allegations against Germany’s former intelligence chief
Other FIPA Updates
- Access and Privacy Online in the Classroom