ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A lawyer in St. John’s, N.L., has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Canadians affected by a privacy breach involving student loans.
The federal government has confirmed is has lost a portable hard drive containing the names, social insurance numbers, addresses and birthdates of 583,000 people who applied for student loans between 2000 and 2006.
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Bob Buckingham says his office believes the number of people affected is closer to two million.
At least one other law firm has launched a similar lawsuit.
Merchant Law Group says it’s filing for class actions in Calgary and Winnipeg.
(VOCM)
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