This is your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, May 2nd.

This week, we begin with a developing voter privacy story out of Alberta.

Elections Alberta says there was no breach of its own systems—but that a copy of the provincial List of Electors, provided to a legitimate political recipient, may have been used or distributed inappropriately.

A court injunction has now ordered the Centurion Project to take down an online database containing voter information and to identify who received or accessed the list.

It is a sharp reminder that voter data is not just campaign infrastructure. It is sensitive personal information about people’s homes, identities, and participation in democracy.

We’ll also look at youth privacy and digital citizenship, Manitoba’s proposed social media ban for children, a new health research consent system in Nova Scotia, and Ontario’s sweeping changes to freedom-of-information law.

And later, we turn to access and whistleblower stories across Canada before closing with U.S. and international developments on voter data, political violence, prediction markets, health-data breaches, and child safety online.

Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/nm/20260502-access-and-privacy-online

Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2026-season-episode-18

FIPA Voter Privacy

• House of Commons E-Petition: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Sign/e-7237

• Voterprivacy.ca: www.voterprivacy.ca

• Bill C-4 Backgrounder: https://fipa.bc.ca/bill-c-4-background/

• Donate to Help Us Reach More Canadians: https://fipa.bc.ca/pr/donate-c4/

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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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This is your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, April 25th.

This week, access-to-information rights are under pressure in Ontario and British Columbia, civil society is warning Parliament about Bill C-22, and new Ipsos polling shows Canadians want stronger privacy rules for federal political parties.

We’ll also look at FOI records, AI policy, connected vehicles, and major privacy and rights stories from the United States and Europe.

Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/nm/20260425-access-and-privacy-online

Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2026-season-episode-17

FIPA Voter Privacy

• House of Commons E-Petition: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Sign/e-7237

• Voterprivacy.ca: www.voterprivacy.ca

• Bill C-4 Backgrounder: https://fipa.bc.ca/bill-c-4-background/

• Donate to Help Us Reach More Canadians: https://fipa.bc.ca/pr/donate-c4/

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Send comments to FIPAOnline@fipa.bc.ca

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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This is your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, April 18th.

This week, we’re tracking a growing surveillance push in Canada—from federal bills that civil liberties advocates warn could expand state access to personal data to local governments in British Columbia embracing deeper camera-based policing partnerships.

In Alberta, concerns are mounting over political interference in libraries and new reporting that suggests the government’s own health data may not match the public story it tried to tell.

We also have fresh access-to-information reporting on Ontario’s jail expansion plans, an internal memo on CSIS’s expanding foreign intelligence role, and a strong set of stories on AI, social media, and children’s privacy.

Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/nm/20260418-access-and-privacy-online

Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2026-season-episode-16

FIPA Bill C-4

• Bill C-4 Dashboard: https://fipa.bc.ca/fipa-bill-c-4-part-4-dashboard/

• Bill C-4 Backgrounder: https://fipa.bc.ca/bill-c-4-background/

• FIPA E-petition page: https://fipa.bc.ca/upcoming-hoc-e-petition

• House of Commons E-Petition: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Sign/e-7237

• Donate to Help Us Reach More Canadians: https://fipa.bc.ca/pr/donate-c4/

Support these efforts by subscribing or donating.

Send comments to FIPAOnline@fipa.bc.ca

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/

News stories through the Canadian Press and Feedly.

Available through: PodBean, Apple iTunes,  YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM. ListenNotes,  Podchaser, Boomplay