Your Access and Privacy Online News Summary for Saturday, May 2nd. This week, we begin with a developing voter privacy […]
20260502 Access and Privacy Online
BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association
Your Data Your Rights
A Wake Up Call
UPDATED 20260501 Inappropriate distribution of Alberta’s List of Electors highlights the need for enforceable privacy rights, independent oversight, and stronger […]
Indonesia urges social media platforms to disclose the number of accounts closed for users under 16
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia is urging social media companies and digital platforms to report the number of accounts that […]
Toronto cop accused in corruption probe to stay behind bars after review
A Toronto police constable accused of leaking information to criminals in a wide-reaching corruption case will stay behind bars after […]
Anti-Ford protest about ‘so much more’ than dump
“There are so many things we are protesting today,” said Rob Simpson. He is the chair of Dresden CARED, a […]
Local protest part of province-wide movement
TEMISKAMING SHORES — From Timmins to Temiskaming Shores, to Ottawa and across the GTA, protestors made their voices heard last […]
New consent system for Nova Scotians to opt in for clinical trials and other research
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says the province is poised to become a world leader when it comes to offering […]
Proposed social-media ban for Manitoba children gets likes, thumbs-down
Mia Danyluk had a YouTube channel before she reached double digits. She was 11 years old when she signed up […]
Nominations open Friday for reshaped 2026 C-K election
Many Chatham-Kent residents have been clamouring for change following a number of decisions made by Council during the 2022-26 term. […]
Bresee defends Freedom Of Information overhaul as critics warn of sweeping limits on access
Just one day after Premier Doug Ford’s government passed extensive changes to Ontario’s Freedom of Information (FOI) law, Hastings–Lennox and […]
After cancelling investigations into their own conduct, Patrick Brown & Rowena Santos ignore Ombudsman’s direction to reopen probes
Despite direction by the Ontario Ombudsman to reopen forensic investigations into alleged financial wrongdoing by Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown, his […]