The province plans to resume mailing health card renewal notices more than a month after a printing “anomaly” caused a privacy breach. Incorrectly printed forms resulted in the personal information for thousands of children being mailed to strangers in April. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, Harry Malhi, said in an…
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Mallard Creek High School students’ records found blowing across streets
WSOC-TV reports that Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ officials were notified after residents found documents with Mallard Creek High School students’ names, addresses and other personal information blowing in the wind. The district acknowledges the information should have been shredded. Officials said a contractor hauling away the trash didn’t properly secure it, which caused some documents to spill…
Health, personal records of 2,500 Arizona families with newborns lost
Ken Alltucker reports: State health officials have warned 2,500 individuals and families with newborns that a box containing sensitive health, financial and personal information has been lost in the mail. The Arizona Department of Health Services said its newborn-screening program gathered the information for billing purposes. The misplaced records may include health information for children tested in…
AU: Melbourne hospital in hot water as patients’ confidential medical records found on train
Aneeka Simonis reports: A Melbourne hospital has apologised after the confidential medical records of more than a dozen patients were found on a train. The Herald Sun understands the privacy breach, at the Northern Hospital in Epping, involved 16 patients. The documents, found recently on a South Morang line train, included patients’ names, home addresses, contact…
BMO Harris Bank sends tax documents to the wrong customers
Correen Zell reports: A number of BMO Harris Bank customers received tax documents in the mail this week with other people’s personal information, and they’re still waiting for answers. When Don Liebenthal brought in the mail Thursday, a tax document from BMO Harris Bank addressed to his wife caught his eye. Liebenthal saw a stranger’s name,…
Attorney’s confidential files on abused children scattered on street
Gabrielle Fonrouge, Kevin Fasick and Natalie Musumeci report: A court-appointed lawyer left documents containing the names and addresses of child-abuse victims — and even explicit details about their cases — to be scattered along a busy Midtown street, The Post has learned. The alleged breach of confidentiality involved 13 city and state case files that…