Alberta Independence Activists Embroiled in Voter Data Scandal

Police are investigating the unauthorized use of about 3 million citizens’ personal data in Alberta, the oil-rich Canadian province that appears headed toward a referendum on independence.

An activist group called the Centurion Project is accused of unauthorized possession of Alberta’s list of electors, which contains names, addresses and other personal information of voters. The dataset comprises about three-fifths of the province’s population, according to Elections Alberta.