Arthur White-Crummey reports: The Prince Albert Parkland Health Region has fired an employee for allegedly “snooping” into the medical records of her own family members. According to a report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, the employee improperly accessed the patient information of 14 people, including several family members. The health region detected the breach…
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Government of Canada publishes proposed “Breach of Security Safeguards Regulations”
Kelly Friedman and Tamara Hunter of DLA Piper write: On September 2, 2017, the Government of Canada published proposed “Breach of Security Safeguards Regulations”. The proposed regulations relate to the provisions in Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”), which are not yet in force. The PIPEDA provisions will require an organization to…
Security breach feared after private patient records found outside old Royal Adelaide Hospital
Katrina Stokes reports: Private patient documents were accidentally left outside the old Royal Adelaide Hospital overnight in a potential security breach that has been labelled ”a serious matter” by doctors. […] A statement provided to The Advertiser from the Central Adelaide Local Health Network admitted the Health Department was “aware of an isolated issue regarding the…
AU: Port Phillip Council privacy breach exposes 700 email addresses
Ian Royall reports: Port Phillip Council has admitted a major privacy leak after exposing up to 700 ratepayers’ email addresses in a newsletter to residents about changes in Acland St in St Kilda. The data blunder was realised soon after the leak occurred last Friday but council only owned up five days later, notifying residents…
AXA data breach affects 5,400 Singapore customers
The personal data of 5,400 customers of AXA Insurance in Singapore has been stolen due to a cyber attack. The life insurance firm sent out an e-mail to affected customers on Thursday (Sept 7), notifying them of the data breach. In the e-mail, AXA’s data protection officer Eric Lelyon said: “We wish to inform you…
UK: Trust employee prosecuted for snooping on colleagues’ records
A former data co-ordinator employed by The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust has been prosecuted at North Staffordshire Magistrates’ Court. Linda Reeves accessed the sensitive medical records of colleagues as well as people she know that lived in her locality, without the consent of the data controller. Ms Reeves pleaded guilty to the…