News Summary May 16th, 2026

This is your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, May 16th.  This week, we begin in Alberta, where the voter list breach continues to widen—with Elections Alberta warning that the number of people who accessed the data may be incomplete, while privacy, election, and police investigations continue.  We then turn to a network update on political privacy, Bill C-25, Bill C-22, and B.C.’s Bill 9—all part of a broader national debate about who controls personal information and who gets access to public records.  We’ll also look at connected cars, after General Motors agreed to a record California privacy penalty for selling driver data.  And we’ll examine the Canvas cyberattack affecting thousands of schools, along with privacy stories involving PowerSchool, body cameras, medical AI, tax account breaches, and public accountability.   All before we dive into other stories from the week. Don’t forget you can find links to all the reporting that informs these summaries in our show notes.  Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/nm/20260516-access-and-privacy-online Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2026-season-episode-20  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/ Support these efforts by subscribing or donating.  Send comments to [email protected]  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