{"id":11192,"date":"2019-12-07T08:26:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T16:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/private-person.com\/blog\/?p=11192"},"modified":"2019-12-03T12:54:52","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T20:54:52","slug":"bc-freedom-of-information-and-privacy-association-fipa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/private-person.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/bc-freedom-of-information-and-privacy-association-fipa\/","title":{"rendered":"BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Freedom Of Information requests are one of the most important<\/strong> ways to keep on top of your personal information kept by corporations and governments. FOI is also one of the most powerful<\/strong> ways to keep tabs on the corporations and governments activities, to hold them accountable.<\/p>\n

Almost all corporate and government documents and communications are subject public scrutiny and will often bring to light improper activities.<\/p>\n

The information about you personally and the public is all there… IF you request it. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Let’s learn to use the FOI access to it’s fullest effect. Judicial Watch in the USA has done great work with FOIs to uncover, then prosecute with the info they have required to be released from the shadows. http:\/\/judicialwatch.org<\/a> We can and should model their success.<\/p>\n

Learn more from The BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA), “a non-partisan, non-profit society that was established in 1991 to promote and defend freedom of information and privacy rights in Canada. Our goal is to empower citizens by increasing their access to information and their control over their own personal information.”<\/p>\n

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FOI handout PDF for the below intro FIPA webinars:
\nhttps:\/\/fipa.bc.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/FIPA_FOI101_Handout_July-2018.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

FOI 101: Information and Who Controls It – Webinar<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This is a skills training webinar for newcomers to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. Get practical skills on how to prepare and submit information requests that get results and learn to navigate some common challenges that can arise as requests are processed. Please note that this is a repeat of the training session offered last year for anyone who missed the previous session.<\/p>\n

Our presenter, Mike Larsen, is the President of the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association.\u00a0