It all started with an unsecured #CrateDB that contained tweets from identifiable individuals that were stored by researchers under "mental health." I notified the University of Alberta of the exposure but also asked them whether they needed and had obtained consent for some of the research. More than one year later, they still wouldn't answer forthrightly.

So after telling me they would not communicate with me any further, but also saying they comply with freedom of information requests under #FOIP, I filed under #FOIP.

The U. of Alberta declared themselves exempt from responding to any of the requests.

I've now posted the latest update in a seemingly futile attempt to get the U. of Alberta to be transparent about harvesting and processing social media material that they are then processing as "mental health." It's in the hand of the #OIPC now.

Background and details about their lack of #transparency and the possibility that they are collecting info on minor children without parents' knowledge or consent at:

https://pogowasright.org/update-university-of-alberta-says-they-comply-with-they-freedom-of-information-and-protection-of-privacy-foip-act-but-then-claims-exemption-when-you-file/

#AI #ethics #research #consent #Alberta #dataleak #databreach

@brett