Confidential council files, some containing sensitive personal data, have been found dumped in a bin in Telford. Telford & Wrekin Council said an immediate investigation was launched after the documents – 58 in total – were found by a member of the public. Officers were today contacting all the people whose data was included to…
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In: Your personal details end up with raddiwalas
Shashank Rao reports: Your phone company knows where you live, your PAN, your employer and even your monthly salary. But wouldn’t you be shocked to find that the details that you provide so trustingly will find its way to a food stall vendor and, from him, to anyone who cares to stop for a bite?…
Confidential files from Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission found in public trash bin
AP reports: The state government watchdog says confidential personal information was found in documents from a job agency for Ohioans with disabilities that were discovered in an outdoor trash bin. A spokesman for Inspector General Randall Meyer said it was unclear Monday how many Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission records were involved and that the office…
IL: Social Security numbers are disclosed on mailings to participants in Bright Directions college savings program
Monique Garcia report: The Social Security numbers of more than 36,000 people enrolled in a college savings program run by the Illinois treasurer’s office appeared on the outside of envelopes mailed to participants late last month. The potentially compromising information was printed near the space designated for the recipient’s name and address on quarterly newsletters…
GA: Crime victims’ personal information found in used car
A video news report from Georgia is worth noting. It seems a now-former police officer in the Clayton County Police Department sold his car to someone who, months later, discovered that a pad left in the car contained a lot of personal and sensitive details of crime victims and other incidents the officer had investigate….
UK: Oliver Letwin breached data protection laws, report confirms (updated)
Hélène Mulholland reports the follow-up to a breach reported previously on this blog: Oliver Letwin committed a series of data protection breaches by dumping correspondence from constituents in a park bin close to Downing Street, according to the information commissioner. The letters and emails contained the names, addresses and contact details of about 20 individuals,…