Former Alberta premier weighs in on electors list breach as hundreds of cease and desist letters sent out
Elections Alberta says 568 people accessed a searchable database that exposed personal details of nearly 3 million voters.
- Elections Alberta issued cease-and-desist letters to nearly 600 individuals who accessed a voter list containing personal information of 2.9 million residents, leaked by the Centurion Project.
- The breach originated from the Republican Party's legitimate copy of the electors list, which Centurion unlawfully obtained to identify supporters for an Alberta independence referendum this fall.
- Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney updated his personal security after his home address was exposed in the database, saying the breach aggravates threats he receives from separatist groups.
- The Alberta RCMP and Privacy Commissioner Diane McLeod launched separate investigations into the unauthorized database, which was shuttered last week following a Court of King's Bench injunction.
- More than 38 Alberta academics are urging the government to launch a public inquiry, arguing authorities must address the security failure that exposed 2.9 million voters' sensitive information.
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Carney expressed 'concern' to Smith over leak of Alberta voter data, PMO says
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney raised concerns about the leak of a provincial electors list in a meeting with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Ottawa on Friday, according to his office. The pair met to discus outstanding issues regarding the energy deal that was signed in November, with Smith in the city to speak at annual conservative networking conference. “As the prime minister stated, the breaches of the personal privacy of millions of…
Elections Alberta issues 568 cease-and-desist letters related to leaked voter database
Now that the metaphorical horse has departed the proverbial barn for pastures unknown, Alberta’s toothless elections agency says it’s slamming the barn door shut. At any rate, Elections Alberta officials told the CBC Thursday that the evening before Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure had sent cease-and-desist letters to 568 people involved one way or another with the Purloined List of Electors Affair. The national broadcaster reported that…
Alberta MPs, Senators call for stricter privacy laws in wake of 'egregious, horrific' Alberta data breach
'It’s a security concern for people like me who are in the public eye and who deal with angry constituents all the time,' says Alberta Senator Paula Simons of an Elections Alberta data leak that exposed the personal details of nearly three million people.
Jason Kenney 'ticked off' and 'concerned' after private information leaked
Cease-and-desist letters have been sent to 500 Albertans who accessed a database containing the private details of 2.9 million voters in the province. The Centurion Project, an Alberta separatist group, leaked this sensitive information online after demonstrating their database during a meeting in April. Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney’s information was used as an example during that event. Kenney joins Power & Politics for a discussion on t…
Over 500 people had access to Albertans’ personal data through Centurion
Elections Alberta issued cease and desist letters to 568 people on Wednesday night who had access to voters personal information through the separatist group Centurion Project. It was the latest step in Elections Alberta’s investigation into the alleged unauthorized use of the Republican Party of Alberta’s copy of the list of electors by the Centurion Project. Elections Alberta said that chief electoral officer Gordon McClure issued the letters …
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