Resources

The fight for political privacy can feel complex, but it starts with understanding how your information is being used. We’ve compiled these resources to help you bridge the gap between the privacy you deserve and the current rules in Canada.

Public Polling

What Canadians Think About Political Privacy ↗ A data-driven overview of public opinion on how federal political parties collect and use personal information highlighting gaps in awareness, low levels of trust, and strong support for transparency, accountability, and enforceable privacy rules.

Know Your Rights

Your Political Privacy ↗ BC-FIPA helps you learn how parties track you and what rights you currently have. Political Advertising ↗ CCLA’s breakdown of how federal political parties use your data to shape what you see in their campaigning. Privacy Policy Report ↗ OpenMedia’s deep dive into how political parties manage (or mismanage) your data. Canada’s Three Main Federal Political Parties Are Working Together To Fight Voter Privacy Rights↗ An expert look at the sordid recent history of cross-partisan cooperation to suppress voter privacy.

Legislation & Policy

Bill C-4 Part 4 Background ↗ Context of current measures that influence how political parties handle voters’ data. Senate C-4 Reports ↗ Reports and expert reviews from the Senate. Democracy Under Threat: Risks and Solutions in the Era of Disinformation and Monopoly↗ This House of Commons Ethics committee 2018 report joined us in recommending Canada place political parties under binding externally reviewed privacy law.

Deep Dives

Worst Practices ↗ See the real-world examples of how privacy is being compromised by political parties. The Political Influence Industry ↗ An OpenMedia commissioned in-depth look at the business of digital political influence in Canada. Understanding the “Micro” in Political Micro-Targeting: An Analysis of Facebook Digital Advertising in the 2019 Federal Canadian Election↗ Professor Colin Bennett walks us through the increasingly hyper-targeted activity of political advertisers.

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