News Summary June 29th 2024

Access and Privacy Online

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 has ruled against unreasonable search and seizure of teachers in the workplace.
• Police Officers in Seattle who attended the January 6th riots and insurrection seek to remain private.

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• Writing: Shaun Fisk
• Production: Patrick Farnsworth
• Music: Breakmaster Cylinder
• News stories sourced through Canadian Press NewsPro and Feedly

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• Saskatchewan ignoring requests from privacy commissioner to release documents: report
  • Mandryk: FOIP one of many reasons for the Moe government to apologize
  • Saskatchewan ignored 84 requests to release documents: privacy commissioner
• UN launches global principles to combat online hate and demands big tech take action now
• Facial recognition startup Clearview AI settles privacy suit
  • Joint investigation of Clearview AI, Inc. by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec, the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia, and the Information Privacy Commissioner of Alberta
• Spy watchdog raps RCMP over application of protocol to avoid complicity in torture
• Demo shows use of drones by RCMP in rural, Indigenous communities
  • Rocky Mountain Outlook
• National security adviser defends cabinet confidence in foreign meddling probe
• Ontario public school teachers are protected from unreasonable searches: top court
• Car dealerships in North America revert to pens and paper after cyberattacks on software provider
• Parts of Washington state parental rights law criticized as a ‘forced outing’ placed on hold
• Washington high court to decide if Seattle officers who attended Jan. 6 rally can remain anonymous