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News Summary November 2nd, 2024

Coming up in your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, November 2nd.

We start with our election updates and cover Nova Scotia’s legal system as it responds to a major report on systemic racism.

We have a group of stories that highlight the impact of data breaches in Canada’s federal agencies, revealing the vulnerabilities of our personal information and what’s being done about it.

And we’ll wrap with a look at some of the election stories intersecting access and privacy that are making headlines in the last week of US election campaigns.

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Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/20241102-access-and-privacy-online/

Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2024-season-episode-44 

Our Contributors:

Writing: Shaun Fisk | Production: Patrick Farnsworth | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder

Access and Privacy Online: https://fipa.bc.ca/research-resources/podcasts/access-and-privacy-online/  

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Commentary: 2024 US Privacy and Reproductive Rights

Fall of 2024 brings some interesting elections in Canada and in the United States. As a Canadian organization looking south, we are often faced with some challenging concepts and interpretations. Roe vs Wade was over tuned two years ago but impacts continue to resonate. To make sense of it all, we contacted someone in our extended network with a great combination of cross-border experience and legal expertise in privacy. Cynthia Khoo is a technology and human rights lawyer, and researcher based in Ontario. 

https://tekhnoslaw.ca/ 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiakhoo 

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News Summary October 26th, 2024

Coming up in your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, October 26th.

We start with an election update and dive into a range of topics, from how businesses can stay safe from scams in the face of natural disasters, to international updates on freedom of expression and democratic rights.

Plus, we have some insightful stories from the Local Journalism Initiative, shedding light on access to information in Canada.

And we conclude with insights from Cynthia Khoo, who brings us up to speed on the privacy framing of the US abortion issues here and south of the border.

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Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/20241026-access-and-privacy-online/

Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2024-season-episode-43/

Our Contributors:

Writing: Shaun Fisk | Production: Patrick Farnsworth | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder

Access and Privacy Online: https://fipa.bc.ca/research-resources/podcasts/access-and-privacy-online/

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News Summary October 19th, 2024

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 conclude with a look at reports intersecting whistleblowing and US stories. Plus, we’ll give you a quick review of the election questionnaires and where they are sitting.

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Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/20241019-access-and-privacy-online/ 

Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2024-season-episode-42/

Our Contributors:

Writing: Shaun Fisk | Production: Patrick Farnsworth | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder

Access and Privacy Online: https://fipa.bc.ca/research-resources/podcasts/access-and-privacy-online/

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Commentary: FIPA president Mike Larsen on 2024 Election Questionnaires

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.bc.ca/2024-election-questionnaires/ 

British Columbia 

• Last day of voting in BC is Saturday, October 19th.
• https://fipa.bc.ca/2024-election-questionnaire-bc/
• https://fipa.bc.ca/get-help/your-political-privacy/provincial-election-privacy-british-columbia/ 

New Brunswick

• Last day of voting in New Brunswick is Monday, October 21st.
• https://fipa.bc.ca/2024-election-questionnaire-nb/
• https://fipa.bc.ca/get-help/your-political-privacy/provincial-election-privacy-new-brunswick/ 

Saskatchewan 

• In Saskatchewan, last day of voting is Monday, October 28th.
• https://fipa.bc.ca/2024-election-questionnaire-sk/
• https://fipa.bc.ca/get-help/your-political-privacy/provincial-election-privacy-saskatchewan/ 

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News Summary October 12th, 2024

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 as the FTC aims to rein in Big Tech.

Plus, 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.  

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Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/20241012-access-and-privacy-online/  

Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2024-season-episode-41/     

Our Contributors:

Writing: Shaun Fisk | Production: Patrick Farnsworth | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder  

Access and Privacy Online  

https://fipa.bc.ca/research-resources/podcasts/access-and-privacy-online/  

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News Summary October 5th, 2024

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.

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Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/20241005-access-and-privacy-online/  

Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2024-season-episode-40/   

Our Contributors: 

Writing: Shaun Fisk | Production: Patrick Farnsworth | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder  

Access and Privacy Online  

https://fipa.bc.ca/research-resources/podcasts/access-and-privacy-online/ 

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Commentary: Election updates across Canada, with Mike Larsen speaking to FIPA IPSOS polling and legal opinions

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 Remove First Nations’ Barriers to Accessing Information 

• FIPA Submission to the Special Interlocutor
• Supporting National Claims Research Directors
• FNIGC reintroduces OCAP®
• National Gathering on Unmarked Burials – The Release of an Indigenous-led Reparations Framework
• Elections boss says parties should run nominations, but possibly with tighter rules  

Elections boss says parties should run nominations, but possibly with tighter rules

Saskatchewan Election 

• Regina Leader Post: https://leaderpost.com/news/politics/race-to-the-writ-a-weekly-roundup-of-political-promises-ahead-of-the-sask-election  

New Brunswick Election  

• Global News: https://globalnews.ca/news/10769581/nb-election-2024-party-leaders/  

The BC provincial election is Oct. 19: find out more before you vote  

• Capital Daily: https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/the-provincial-election-is-oct-19-find-out-more-before-you-vote  

Your Political Privacy  

• Saskatchewan: https://fipa.bc.ca/get-help/your-political-privacy/provincial-election-privacy-saskatchewan/ 
• New Brunswick: https://fipa.bc.ca/get-help/your-political-privacy/provincial-election-privacy-new-brunswick/ 
• British Columbia: https://fipa.bc.ca/get-help/your-political-privacy/provincial-election-privacy-british-columbia/  

Personal information at stake with BC United and Conservative Party of BC. 

• 2024 FIPA IPSOS Survey
• IPSOS Factum: Data Tables  

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