An undertaking to comply with the seventh data protection principle has been signed (pdf) by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. This follows an investigation into a social worker leaving a case file containing sensitive personal data at a client’s home. According to the undertaking, the Information Commissioner’s Office was informed of the breach in March 2013. After…
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Three Welsh councils’ electoral roll data breaches probed
BBC reports: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said it was concerned about incidents involving Rhondda Cynon Taf, Caerphilly and Torfaen. Their electoral rolls were passed to credit reference agencies, including details which should not go to third parties. A computer software error has been blamed. Read more on BBC.
Ca: Federal Privacy Commissioner’s Office loses backup drive with personal information
Ouch. Howard Solomon reports: Mistakes can happen in any organization, but when the office of the federal privacy commissioner loses an unencrypted hard drive with personal information it must sting. But that’s what happened on Feb 14 during the agency’s move to Gatineau, Que. from its home across the river in Ottawa. The Toronto Star revealed the…
Ca: Southwest Community Business Development Corp. claims there’s nothing they can do if someone steals a laptop with unencrypted information from an employee’s unattended vehicle. Srsly??????
CBC News reports: A laptop with a database containing the personal financial information, names, birth dates, social insurance numbers, and addresses of 92 people has been stolen in Saint John, a CBC News investigation reveals. The laptop, containing the information of an identity thief’s dreams, was left in a car overnight, unattended. The car’s window…
UK: Confidential records mistakenly sent to all students at Penryn College
Penryn College has apologised “unreservedly” after accidentally emailing confidential pupil details to all students. A weekly summary of all students’ commendations and behaviour incidents was sent before the start of the Easter holidays. Read more on The Packet. h/t Jon Baines
UK lender has action taken against it following data theft
In the wake of a breach involving client data, reported on this blog in December, Standard Chartered PLC made some some changes. Kroll Ontrack reports … the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) revealed it has taken “appropriate supervisory actions” against the firm over the data theft of some of its private-banking clients’ bank statements. A total…