CBC News in Canada reports: The New Brunswick government is acknowledging that its privacy policies were not followed after the health records of 203 people went missing from a regional health authority in February. Acting health minister Kelly Lamrock said Friday that senior officials in the Department of Health should have been told immediately. That’s…
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UK: Another blow for council children’s services after confidential data is lost
Philip Irwin of The Glamorgan Gem reports: The Vale Council children’s services department has been hit by another storm of protest, after a memory stick containing child protection details was found in the street outside the council offices. It has been reported that the memory stick also allegedly contained details of court cases and of…
Bright magazine leaks personal info
The Karin Spaink blog reports: Bright, a magazine about technology and internet, had an error on the site that leaked the personal data – name, home address, bank account, mobile number – of people who had recently subscribed through the website. Google had already indexed the data, as security expert and recent subscriber Geert Booster…
UK: Medical records found in corridor
An investigation has been launched into why crates of medical records were left lying unattended in a corridor at a Scottish hospital. The records, which contained highly personal information, were discovered by a member of the public at the Southern General hospital in Glasgow. Read more on BBC.
UK: Stolen laptop contains pupils’ data
Brian Gomm reports that a computer stolen from Progress House, the main offices of Wigan Council’s Children and Young People’s Services, contained names, dates of birth, postcodes, ethnicity and, details of any special educational needs or eligibility for free school meals. The database on the password-protected laptop is thought to contain information on up to…
NZ: Massey University Experiences Serious Breach Of Security
The Massey University intranet system utilised by students from all across New Zealand, MyMassey, is under scrutiny after a severe breach of security left thousands of students able to access other people’s highly sensitive information. Rawa Karetai, President of the Albany Students’ Association, was one of the first students to notice this critical error: “I…