This is your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, November 29th.

This week, the national spotlight is squarely on children’s privacy and online safety. Advocates are renewing calls for federal action as harms escalate, from AI-driven manipulation to tragic failures in youth mental health information practices. And as families head into holiday shopping, experts warn that AI-powered toys may be creating new risks inside the home.

We’ll then turn to whistleblowers exposing accountability gaps inside universities and provincial systems… significant cyber findings from Alberta and Nova Scotia… and a series of access-to-information stories that show how transparency continues to reveal mismanagement across the country.

Internationally, a major court ruling against Meta could shape digital privacy across Europe. And in the United States, a sweeping investigation into predictive surveillance, AI regulation, and the pressure to release the Epstein files is raising urgent questions about civil liberties.

Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/nm/20251129-access-and-privacy-online/

Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2025-season-episode-48

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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Writing: Shaun Fisk | Production: Patrick Farnsworth | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder

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