This is your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, September 13th.

We’re back after a late-summer break, and while we were away, the news didn’t stop. In today’s review, we’ll cover major Canadian access-to-information and whistleblower stories, a worrying update on the Nova Scotia Power cyberattack, and a hard-hitting Associated Press investigation into how American tech companies helped build China’s surveillance state.

Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/nm/20250913-access-and-privacy-online/

Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2025-season-episode-37

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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