Bill Laitner reports that a response to a freedom of information request provided more information than it should have: The Bloomfield Hills School District accidentally revealed the names and Social Security numbers of 321 employees to two district parents who requested the number of staff whose salaries and benefits totaled $100,000 or more. When parent…
Author: Dissent
UK: Security scare as council loses memory stick containing medical info and access codes to the homes of thousands of vulnerable people
The Daily Mail reports: A council has lost a memory stick containing home security codes and medical information for thousands of elderly people.The data device holds the medical details on 4,000 people looked after by Leicester City Council support service as well as 2,000 key codes which can be used to gain access to their…
Data Breach in the Clouds
David Navetta writes: I was recently provided an opportunity to write the lead article for Hisox’s new “global technology news” publication. Hiscox is one of the leading international insurers of “cyber risk” (a.k.a.data security and privacy insurance) and has taken an active role in understanding and insuring this risk. Their expertise lead them to focus on…
Privacy not at risk in Medicare, Centrelink merger: OAIC
Chloe Herrick reports: The impending merger of Medicare Australia and Centrelink under new legislation will not trample Australians’ privacy according to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). In its submission to the Senate community affairs committee (PDF) Australian Privacy Commissioner, Timothy Pilgrim – one of three commissioners at the OAIC – argued the merger…
UK: Security scare as council loses memory stick containing medical info and access codes to the homes of thousands of vulnerable people
The Daily Mail reports: A council has lost a memory stick containing home security codes and medical information for thousands of elderly people.The data device holds the medical details on 4,000 people looked after by Leicester City Council support service as well as 2,000 key codes which can be used to gain access to their…
TX: Local Man Finds Student Social Security Numbers in Field
Eli Ross reports on a document disposal breach involving the Killeen Independent School District. The papers may have (and I stress may at this point as nothing’s clear or confirmed): […] Perez showed News 10 where the wind had blown many documents, and News 10 found even more, including teacher evaluations, test-preparation materials, and even…