Terrence McEachern reports: The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS) has laid charges against two Regina doctors for allegedly using patient contact information improperly without consent. The matters involving Dr. Lanishen Bhagaloo and Dr. Nivas Juggernath of Gateway Alliance Medical will either go to a penalty hearing if the accused admit to the…
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UK: Northmavine parents lodge SIC privacy complaint
Neil Riddell reports: Parents in Northmavine have lodged a formal complaint about what they describe as a “blatant breach” of data protection during a school closure consultation, and are calling on Shetland Islands Council to “ensure our privacy is taken seriously”. Last week the local authority issued an apology after personal details relating to “a small number of…
UK: Ardrossan cop breaches Data Protection Act but avoids prosecution
The Ardrossan Herald reports: A local police officer has been found to be in breach of the Data Protection Act after a dispute between neighbours, it emerged this week. But John Gribben, of Ardrossan, will not be prosecuted in court after it was found he had unlawfully accessed information using police computer systems. The 44-year-old…
JM: Computer technician in billion-dollar tax theft returns to court today
The Jamaica Observer reports: Christopher Moore, the former Tax Administration Jamaica employee, who reportedly caused the Government to lose in excess of $1 billion in tax revenues, will again appear in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court today. Allegations are that, between October and December 2013, Moore gained access to the main taxing system for…
UK: Nisa is rocked by password thefts
Oliver Shah reports Preparations for Nisa Retail’s annual meeting tomorrow have been disrupted by a damaging leak of members’ data. A whistleblower at the convenience store supplier, which has a turnover of £1.6bn, drew attention to the circulation of a spreadsheet containing shareholders’ addresses, phone numbers and online passwords. The data, seen by The Sunday Times,…
National Express print-at-home vulnerability
Paul writes: National Express are one of the biggest public transport companies in the UK with a huge fleet of coaches and trains. This vulnerability discloses customers information to a potential attacker such as the passengers names, destination, last 4 digits of the card, price the customer paid for the tickets and of course the…