This is your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, October 4th.
It’s another big week on the privacy and access front. Nova Scotia has introduced new legislation that its commissioner warns may actually weaken transparency. We’ll follow that with access stories from across Canada, many powered by the Local Journalism Initiative.
On the privacy side, we’ll look at cases ranging from a high-profile banking breach to a local hockey livestream that’s raising surveillance concerns.
In the U.S., the slide toward autocracy continues—with lawsuits over voter data, federal rollbacks on worker rights, and even a lawsuit connecting Bass Pro Shops, Facebook, and Cambridge Analytica.
And internationally, tech giants face fresh scrutiny over unsafe online environments, Britain reels from more data breaches, Afghanistan experiences a nationwide internet blackout, and the Associated Press shines a spotlight on the exploitation of women in Gaza.
Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/nm/20251004-access-and-privacy-online/
Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2025-season-episode-40
Protect your rights, Canadian MPs need to:
Stop Bill C-2 https://iclmg.ca/stop-bill-c-2/
Stop Bill C-4 Part 4 https://fipa.bc.ca/bill-c-4-2025/
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