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Bullying is not an appropriate breach response

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Dissent

I recently posted what I considered to a stupid lawsuit – one where the party that had a breach sued the hapless recipients of the breached information. Today I found another example of bullying and threats in response to a breach.  It seems that an employee of Tooele County made an error years ago and…

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UK: Council launches investigation following sensitive data breach

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Dissent

Mark Stead reports that a council has been accused of not securing confidential records being discarded, but the council says that they wee the victim of theft: An investigation has been launched into a security breach concerning the personal and highly confidential data of a group of 49 York residents. About 80 documents containing names,…

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Personal information compromised in Winston-Salem

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Dissent

Brent Campbell reports: A Winston-Salem woman whose personal information was found alongside Stratford Road, says other parents of a now closed Winston-Salem daycare need to check their credit report because their personal information could have been leaked too. […] Higher Learning on Kerensky Street closed November 15th. Read more on MyFox8. I was pleasantly surprised…

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Pathetic, pathetic, pathetic

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Dissent

And yet again: A resident contacted Target 11 saying he had discovered boxes of documents from a non-profit development agency in the West End of Pittsburgh. He said the documents, including names and Social Security numbers, were sitting right out in the open next to a dumpster on a public sidewalk. “They contained people’s Social Security numbers, row…

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FL: Documents containing private data found on Hudson roadside

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Dissent

Garbage bags full of people’s personal information, such as copies of driver’s licenses and social security numbers, dumped on the side of the road.  The papers appear to come from Rock Bottom Auto Sales  on State Route 52. Read more on TBO.

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In the blink of an eye (update1)

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Dissent

Radio New Zealand reports: The Tertiary Education Commission is worried about a potential privacy breach after a briefcase containing sensitive information on the performance of the nation’s academics was stolen from one of its members. The briefcase belonged to a member of the Commission’s performance-based research fund panel, which assesses research by university staff and…

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