Alberta reassures voters personal data only exposed to people with a professional interest in manipulating them
A proposed class-action lawsuit alleging the personal information of 2.9 million Albertans was improperly accessed has left residents shocked to discover the province stores sensitive voter information in the same secure location as public trust.
The lawsuit, which has yet to be proven in court, claims Alberta’s list of electors was unlawfully accessed and distributed beyond its intended use, raising fears of identity theft, targeted harassment, and receiving even more personalized political text messages.
Government officials urged calm, reminding Albertans that their information was allegedly obtained only by people already dedicated to influencing how they vote, making the breach “largely administrative.”
One retired lawyer reportedly purchased identity theft insurance, while the average Albertan simply assumed someone had already stolen their identity years ago and was currently waiting 14 hours in an emergency room pretending to be them.
Legal experts say if the allegations are proven, the province’s biggest privacy failure may still rank only as Alberta’s second-most embarrassing moment behind electing Danielle Smith.
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