Class-action lawsuit launched over Alberta voter database breach
A class-action lawsuit alleges a privacy breach exposed nearly three million Alberta voters' personal information, risking identity fraud and harassment.Summary
A class-action lawsuit was filed in Alberta by retired lawyer Clint Docken over a privacy breach that exposed the personal information of nearly three million voters. The suit names the Government of Alberta, the chief electoral officer, Centurion Project Ltd., the Republican Party of Alberta, its leader David Parker, and unspecified John Doe defendants who allegedly accessed, distributed, or used the voter list. It claims the breach puts voters at risk of identity fraud, targeting, harassment, and loss of control over their data, and seeks to represent everyone on the voter list prior to April 26, 2026, with a proposed subclass for vulnerable groups such as domestic violence survivors, peace officers, justice system workers, healthcare professionals, journalists, and elected officials. The breach originated from a website run by the Centurion Project that made the voter data publicly accessible; the site was shut down in early May after Elections Alberta obtained a court injunction, by which time 568 individuals had accessed the list. RCMP and Elections Alberta are investigating how the list was provided to the Centurion Project, while the government says it is reviewing the statement of claim and will not comment further pending court proceedings.
(Source：CP24 Toronto)