This is your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, October 3rd.
This week: campaign apps test voter privacy, a health chatbot connects care and commerce, AI agents breach digital boundaries, and public records expose hidden detention practices.
Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/nm/20261003-access-and-privacy-online
Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2026-season-episode-40
Voterprivacy.ca: www.voterprivacy.ca
OIPC launches consultation on large volume freedom of information requests
Participate in the consultation: https://surveys.crcresearch.com/S2/?st=kgzAN%2FgooJGI58DXBDXA4TMM35It2LATScaIYjUahOg%3D
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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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19 Sept 2026
News Summary September 19th, 2026
This is your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, September 19th.
This week: banking without answers, access rights upheld, privacy lessons in classrooms, data-centre secrecy, America’s ballot battles, and new safeguards for students using AI.
Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/nm/20260919-access-and-privacy-online
Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2026-season-episode-38
Voterprivacy.ca: www.voterprivacy.ca
OIPC launches consultation on large volume freedom of information requests
Participate in the consultation: https://surveys.crcresearch.com/S2/?st=kgzAN%2FgooJGI58DXBDXA4TMM35It2LATScaIYjUahOg%3D
Migrants Right to Protest Petition: https://migrantrights.ca/RightToProtest/
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, Feedly, and ICLMG.
Available through: PodBean, Apple iTunes, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM. ListenNotes, Podchaser, Boomplay
12 Sept 2026
News Summary September 12th, 2026
This is your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, September 12th.
Today: B.C.’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner announces consultation and a new approach to access delays; migrants defending their right to protest; courts confronting secrecy; expanding police surveillance; and U.S. whistleblowers warning about dangerous shortcuts.
Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/nm/20260912-access-and-privacy-online
Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2026-season-episode-37
Voterprivacy.ca: www.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
ICLMG De Risking Event Registration:
https://fipa.bc.ca/nm/the-damage-of-de-risking-iclmg-report-launch
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MCUSjhejQtywhfEFrXzrtg#/registration
Migrants Right to Protest Petition: https://migrantrights.ca/RightToProtest/
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, Feedly, and ICLMG.
Available through: PodBean, Apple iTunes, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM. ListenNotes, Podchaser, Boomplay
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