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AU: Leaked documents: 31 ‘identified’ privacy breaches not too bad, says Department of Veterans Affairs

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Dissent

Ian McPhedran reports:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) has played down the extent of privacy breaches under departmental document leaks.

However the scandal has deepened with more than a dozen veterans and advocates coming forward with examples of serious breaches since News Corp Australia last week revealed that personal documents including medical reports and compensation records had been mailed to other veterans.

In response to questions the department admitted to 31 ‘identified’ privacy breaches involving mail and email during 2014-15.

It said that was a ‘very low’ figure in the context of the 780,000 mail items sent to clients during the 12 months.

However the 31 only represents the breaches that were ‘identified’ and reported to the department.

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