Coming up in your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, October 19th: We start with Access to Information reporting that highlights the alarming rise in the incarceration of Indigenous women, despite longstanding calls for action and reform. We shift to privacy stories that highlight the impact of data breaches in municipal government, and …

The last day for voting is fast approaching in three provincial elections. In this week's commentary, we’ll hear from FIPA president Mike Larsen about the 2024 Election Questionnaires, a tool designed to help voters compare where candidates stand on the issues of access, privacy and information management. 2024 Election Questionnaires https://fipa.…

Coming up in your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, October 12th. This week we’ll explore a cyber breach at the B.C. First Nations Health Authority that exposed sensitive medical data, the sentencing of election denier Tina Peters in Colorado and the threats faced by the judge in her case, and a landmark antitrust lawsuit against Amazon…

Coming up in your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, October 5th: Quebec's bilingual municipalities challenge Bill 96, a privacy breach hits Woodstock Hospital again, and a judge overturns Georgia's six-week abortion ban. Support these efforts by subscribing or donating. Send comments to FIPAOnline@fipa.bc.ca Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.…

With three and possibly more elections in Canada this fall, we bring you a look across the country considering your political privacy. We follow that with a commentary from FIPA President Mike Larsen on recent FIPA activities that consider personal information by parties and public opinion polling. UBCIC Calls for Immediate, Concrete Action to Remo…

Coming up in your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, September 28th. We’ll start this week with stories making access and privacy headlines from LJI Reporters across Canada Turn to stories from US and around the globe And then, with three and possibly more elections in Canada this fall, we’ll bring you a look across the country consideri…

Tim McSorley, national coordinator at the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group, discusses his insights from 20 years of anti-terrorism efforts in Canada and the privacy implications that have emerged. Defending Civil Liberties in an Age of Counter-terrorism and National Security: https://iclmg.ca/20years/ Support these efforts by subscrib…

Coming up in your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, September 21st. We’ll start this week with stories making access and privacy headlines from LJI Reporters across Canada. We take a look at stories involving United States legal disputes, settlement payouts, and the growing cybersecurity threats that intersect access and privacy. And we…

FIPA President Mike Larsen provides some insights on the latest from the OIPC in British Columbia. Support these efforts by subscribing or donating. Send comments to FIPAOnline@fipa.bc.ca Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/20240914-access-and-privacy-online/ Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2024-season-episode-37/ Our Contributors: Writing: S…

Coming up in your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, September 14th. We’ll start with news stories that highlight the growing integration of AI and considerations for regulators and consumers. We have an update on FOI stories in Ontario A growing consideration of the impact for connected cars And we’ll hear from FIPA President Mike Larse…

Coming up in your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, September 7th. We’ll start with a landmark ruling and fine from the Dutch Data Protection Authority against Clearview AI. We'll bring you story updates from the past few weeks, along with new stories from Local Journalism Initiative reporters from across the country. And we’ll end with…

Coming up in your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, September 7th. We’ll start with a landmark ruling and fine from the Dutch Data Protection Authority against Clearview AI. We'll bring you story updates from the past few weeks, along with new stories from Local Journalism Initiative reporters from across the country. And we’ll end with…

Coming up in your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, August 31st. We’ll start with a summary of the current Legal Troubles Telegram CEO Pavel Durov faces in France. Look at how access to information research in the US is revealing intersecting issues in insurance coverage and downstream impacts from aging damn infrastructure. Wrapping up…

Coming up in your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, August 31st. We’ll start with a summary of the current legal troubles Telegram CEO Pavel Durov faces in France. Look at how access to information research in the US is revealing intersecting issues in insurance coverage and downstream impacts from aging damn infrastructure. Wrapping up…

Coming up in your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, August 24th. In the most recently announced ballot initiatives in the US, voters in Arizona and Montana can decide on the constitutional right to abortion Documents obtained through access-to-information reveal Canadian Border Services Agency is set to use a facial recognition app for …

Coming up in your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday August 24th. In the most recently announced ballot initiatives in the US, voters in Arizona and Montana can decide on constitutional right to abortion Documents obtained through access-to-information reveal Canadian Border Services Agency is set to use a facial recognition app for peopl…

Coming up in your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, August 17th. You may be entitled to a settlement from Cash App if you were affected by a data breach We take a look at the importance of freedom of information and the intersection of life and death that can come with it Local Journalism shows us the bittersweet nature of the governmen…

Coming up in your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday August 17th. You may be entitled to a settlement from Cash App if you were affected by a data breach We take a look at the importance of freedom of information and the intersection of life and death that can come with it Local Journalism shows us the bittersweet nature of the government…

The team behind this podcast is taking a needed break this week, so we will not be providing a rundown of the access and privacy news in this edition of the program. Next week, we will be revitalized and back on our usual release schedule, so look out for that. Be sure to check back next week for our take on the stories in the information field tha…

Coming up in your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, August 3rd. Car makers are receiving consequences for profiting off people’s personal data in the States A new bill was passed in the states aimed at protecting kids BC prisons aren’t meeting standards according to recent reports We hear from Mike Larson on his hot takes of a public re…

Coming up in your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, August 3rd. Car makers are receiving consequences for profiting off people’s personal data in the States A new bill was passed in the states aimed at protecting kids BC prisons aren’t meeting standards according to recent reports We hear from Mike Larson on his hot takes of a public re…

Coming up in your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, July 27th. We’ll inspect the CrowdStrike outage that disrupted many services last week We have child safety laws attempting to be passed in the States to protect kids online We’ll look at abortion rights in the states as well, and the resurgence of that We have access to information re…

Coming up in your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, July 20th. We have multiple stories highlighting the risk your phone presents to your personal information. We'll bring you an example of Access to information research informing discussions around reproductive rights in Canada. Plus, Elon Musk's X is under increased scrutiny for decep…

Your FIPA Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, July 13th. Several of the Canadian National, Provincial, and International stories that hit our radar over the past week include: We have our first third-party contributor to the cast, and get their insights into ATIP being a team sport that requires creativity and repetition. We'll bring you …

Your FIPA Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday July 6th. Several of the Canadian National, Provincial, and International stories that hit our radar over the past week include: A former BC IT branch manager breached privacy regulations to help his son with neighbour disputes. Access to Information sheds light on big oil influencing and coopt…

Your FIPA Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday June 29th. Several of the Canadian National, Provincial, and International stories that hit our radar over the past week include: The Saskatchewan government refuses to listen to their independent appointed Privacy commissioner’s suggestions that they should release documents. The supreme court…

Your FIPA Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday June 22nd. Several of the Canadian national, provincial, and international stories that hit our radar over the past week including: a court case highlighting political parties misusing your personal information. troubling stories that intersect LGBTQ, Gender, and Reproductive rights along with …

Your FIPA Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday June 15th 2024. We’ll be bringing you several of the Canadian national, provincial, and international stories that hit our radar over the past week including: efforts by international regulators to investigate a data breach that may impact your DNA information. FIPA President Mike Larsen will j…

Your FIPA Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday June 15th. We’ll be bringing you several of the Canadian national, provincial, and international stories that hit our radar over the past week including: Efforts by international regulators to investigate a data breach that may impact your DNA information. FIPA President Mike Larsen will join u…

How is the personal information of the more than 1.5 million people who live in strata housing in BC protected? What laws govern the tremendous amount of personal information that is collected, used and disclosed by stratas? What recourse is there for residents who feel their privacy rights have been violated? The latest edition of the PrivacyRight…

In October 2018, recreational cannabis use became legal in Canada. Now that the, ahem, smoke has cleared somewhat, our PrivacyRight podcast returns to take an in-depth look at the privacy implications of this landmark development. Specifically, we look at the impact of the change in legislation on Canadians crossing the border into the United State…

Presented by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC as part of the PrivacyRight program. Podcasts present a fictional story based on files and themes that affect private organizations in BC. All characters in the story are fake, but the implications are real. Ben worked for a tiling company in Northern BC. When he gets laid o…