Charles Thomson reports: Basildon Council has been fined £150,000 for breaching the Data Protection Act, after accidentally publishing a resident’s details on the council website. The council published a planning statement on its website but failed to redact private information before making it public. The private information remained online for six weeks before eventually being…
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Ca: ‘Anomaly’ caused OHIP privacy breach
The province plans to resume mailing health card renewal notices more than a month after a printing “anomaly” caused a privacy breach. Incorrectly printed forms resulted in the personal information for thousands of children being mailed to strangers in April. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, Harry Malhi, said in an…
TX: 2 Additional Cameron Co. Servers Missing
Steve Soliz reports: Cameron County said they’ve mistakenly sold more computer servers than previously thought. Those servers, filled with personal information, were sold off at auctions. CHANNEL 5 NEWS reported how one of those servers was up for sale at a Brownsville flea market. In a statement, Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino announced two more…
Health, personal records of 2,500 Arizona families with newborns lost
Ken Alltucker reports: State health officials have warned 2,500 individuals and families with newborns that a box containing sensitive health, financial and personal information has been lost in the mail. The Arizona Department of Health Services said its newborn-screening program gathered the information for billing purposes. The misplaced records may include health information for children tested in…
UK: Memory stick led to stolen computer
A memory stick dropped in a supermarket carpark led to the discovery of a computer, stolen from Nottinghamshire Police, in the home of one its intelligence analysts. Keith Robson, 59, of Greaves Lane, Edingley, admitted stealing the computer and knowingly or recklessly disclosing personal data when he appeared before Nottingham magistrates on Monday. Read more…
Ca: Paradise woman charged with accessing personal information at RNC
Annette Kennedy is the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary civilian employee who been charged with three offences under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, The Telegram has learned. The 49-year-old Paradise woman is scheduled to appear in provincial court in St. John’s June 19. Kennedy is a dispatcher with the RNC, a civilian position….