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Papers with sensitive info found blowing around Winnipeg

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Dissent

Pieces of paper with the names of former clients of the Salvation Army and information about past incidents connected with the charity were found on a Winnipeg street Wednesday – raising concerns about privacy.

The documents from 1999 somehow ended up on Isabel Street near Ross Avenue on Wednesday afternoon.

[…]

The documents belong to the Salvation Army and contain some names and information on former clients and details of incidents, including one involving an attempted suicide.

Officials with the Salvation Army said they are internal memos and letters that had been moved from an office and left outside of the file room to be sorted.

A volunteer thought they were garbage and tossed them out. Officials said it was a terrible mistake.

Read more from CTV.ca


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