Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust has pledged to improve the security of patients’ personal information after the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found it in breach of the Data Protection Act. The ICO was provided with a report from the Director of ICT regarding the theft of a laptop computer from the Audiology Department. The…
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Queensland Police email private details of traffic offenders
Anna Caldwell reports: An internal police intelligence document that detailed the private information of up to 12 traffic offenders already dealt with was leaked to as many as 50 people outside the Queensland Police Service. The document included the names, photographs, addresses, registration plates and criminal histories of the group. Police say it was “mistakenly”…
EU: Breach notification laws get green light
David Neal reports: The EU has announced that “nothing stands in the way” of its ePrivacy Directive, paving the way for stronger rules surrounding data breaches and other privacy issues. The EU said that, since the telecoms reform package had been approved, any work left to do on its rules was just a formality, with…
Ca: Winnipeg bank customers defrauded
Hundreds of Winnipeggers woke up on the weekend to discover that while they were sleeping, criminals were awake and stealing money from their bank accounts. Both bank and credit union customers say hundreds of dollars were taken, or attempted to be withdrawn, from their accounts. Customers from Royal Bank and Bank of Montreal say their…
WA: Vancouver schools’ employee data breached
Howard Buck reports: Vancouver Public Schools said on Monday it had discovered a “security breach” in its payroll data system that threatens the release of district employees’ personal information, such as names, birth dates and Social Security numbers. Also, the banking account numbers of employees who use direct deposit “have been compromised,” the district said…
Ca: Data breaches on the increase
David Canton writes: Federal Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart recently released her annual report to Parliament on PIPEDA, the private-sector privacy law. While her comments on social networking were highlighted and widely reported by the media, the report contained some other interesting trends that have not been as widely discussed. One of the most notable developments…