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Ca: Public has a right to know

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Dissent

The Times Colonist has an editorial about a breach reported previously on this blog. The editors point out that it was their reports who uncovered what should have been revealed by the government and that there are many as yet unanswered questions. Kudos to the reporters, Lindsay Kines and Rob Shaw, and the Times Colonist…

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Ca: Postal worker arrested after passport applications stolen

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Dissent

From the Canadian Press: Authorities say a Canada Post employee was arrested after 75 filled-out passport applications collected by Human Resources Minister Diane Finley’s office were allegedly stolen. A 28-year-old man from the Gatineau, Que., area was arrested Nov. 6 and released, Const. Isabelle Poirier said Thursday. Police recovered passport applications from Ontario and some…

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Judge throws out lawsuit against Express Scripts

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Dissent

Brendon Tavelli of Proskauer Rose writes: On November 23, 2009, a federal court in Missouri bucked the recent trend in identity exposure lawsuits and refused to recognize Article III standing in a class action lawsuit that alleged simply an increased risk of identity theft resulting from a data breach. In Amburgy v. Express Scripts, Inc.,…

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Tax Documents Found in Atlanta Dumpster

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Dissent

Justin Gray reports that private personal and financial records including tax returns were found in a dumpster Tuesday in Atlanta. The documents appeared to be from an accountant’s office, and CPA Gregg Bossen says he has no idea how this happened and will investigate.

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Ca: Morton loses confidential papers

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Dissent

It’s not clear whether there’s any PII involved in this one, but as a Canadian reader who sent this to me commented, it’s yet another one for the “what were they thinking?” category…. Sustainable Resources Minister Ted Morton told CBC News on Wednesday he felt really “stupid” after his brief case, containing confidential government documents,…

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UK: Memory stick given to Bristol boy sparks school data law row

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Dissent

A school has been accused of breaching data laws after it sent a 10-year-old boy home with a computer memory stick which contained sensitive information about his fellow pupils. Carlos McSweeney, who attends the key stage two support centre in Fairlawn Road, Montpelier – a school for children with behaviour problems – was given the…

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