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Shiftheads - Rob Breakenridge on the Alberta Voter Database, the Fiscal Update, and Who Is Watching
Alberta's voter registry data for 2.9 million people has reportedly been accessed by a separatist organization, and the RCMP has opened an investigation. Rob Breakenridge says it shows what groups are willing to do as a potential separation vote approaches.
The data was used to build a targeting app aimed at specific voters and demographics. Rob Breakenridge also flags anonymous YouTube accounts generating AI content around separatist talking points, with funding sources that remain unclear.
On the national side, Rob Breakenridge says Canada's $11 billion deficit reduction came from oil…
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