Tyler Olsen reports: A Chilliwack woman is facing multiple charges after Mounties uncovered what they say was a complex identity theft scheme that included pieces of ID stolen from Abbotsford. Mounties found around 1,000 stolen personal ID cards along with computer hard drives full of credit card data while executing a search warrant at a…
Breach disclosure ‘inevitable’ for Singapore data protection law
Ellyne Phneah reports: Public disclosure and notification of companies’ security breaches will “inevitably” be part of discussions in future amendments to Singapore’s upcoming Data Protection Act, as the country looks to keep in line with more mature jurisdictions. Read more on ZDNet.
Winnipeg MP’s mass email exposes 1,500 addresses
CBC News reports: A Winnipeg Conservative MP’s recent email is raising privacy concerns, as it displays the email addresses of more than 1,500 recipients. Bateman’s Bulletin, an electronic newsletter sent by Winnipeg South Centre MP Joyce Bateman’s office on Friday evening, did not conceal the names or email addresses of those who received it. Bateman’s…
Hospital patient posted pictures of fellow patients on Facebook
Even when staff adhere to privacy rules, your fellow patients may invade your medical privacy. Martin Shipton reports: A patient who took photographs of an elderly fellow patient in a hospital bed and posted them with insulting comments on a Facebook site has been accused of an “appalling” breach of privacy. A photograph on Facebook shows…
How much privacy does the Constitution guarantee for the blood’s chemistry?
Lyle Denniston writes: The Supreme Court, getting set for opening its new term, decided this week that it will take a serious look for the first time in nearly five decades at the constitutional privacy – or not – of individual’s blood chemistry. The justices agreed to decide whether police can order that a blood…
AU: APF submission on eHealth record system OAIC Enforcement Guidelines
A policy paper from the Australian Privacy Foundation (APF) submitted this week to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) The Australian Privacy Foundation (APF) is the country’s leading privacy advocacy organisation. I write as Chair of the Health Sub Committee of the APF and refer to the eHealth record system OAIC Enforcement Guidelines…