Corinne Reichart reports:
TeleChoice has had an enforceable undertaking accepted by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), promising to review its data security practices after the mobile services reseller’s customer information was found in a shipping container on publicly accessible land.
The enforceable undertaking [PDF] will see TeleChoice, which resells Telstra’s 3G network, provide its customers with reimbursement for a 12-month credit monitoring service in case they become victims of fraud as a result of the breach; review its security of customer information; formulate written procedures for the storage and destruction of personal information; consult with the OAIC and a third party to review information-handling practices; regularly train its staff in privacy processes; and develop and put into practice a data breach response plan that notifies potentially affected individuals within two weeks.
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