38 patient records viewed ‘inappropriately’ by St. Boniface Hospital employee
St. Boniface Hospital says 38 patients had their records accessed “inappropriately” over a week in March. Continue reading
Privacy Breach
VIU professor concerned over B.C. Pension Corp. delay in notification of privacy breach
The B.C. Pension Corporation said around 8,000 members of the College Pension Plan with service from 1982 to 1997 are affected. Continue reading
High probability files downloaded in Nova Scotia privacy breach contained
Internal Services deputy minister Jeff Conrad told the legislature’s public accounts committee today that an investigation by AST confirmed that none of the files found on their equipment were private in nature. Continue reading
Edmonton Humane Society apologizes after personal financial info ‘accidentally posted’ on its website
The Edmonton Humane Society issued an apology on Tuesday after it says the personal financial information of at least five participants in one of its programs was “accidentally posted on the organization’s corporate website for a short period of time.” Continue reading
AHS notifies patients about ‘unacceptable and disappointing’ privacy breach
Alberta Health Services is alerting 178 patients that their health information was inappropriately accessed by a former AHS administrative employee. Continue reading
Proposed class-action settlement reached in CDHA privacy breach
By Rebecca Lau Reporter
A former employee of the health authority improperly accessed the electronic personal health information of 105 people. Continue reading
Hundreds of federal civil servants lose personal information in data breach
By Mike Le Couteur Global National Ottawa Correspondent
All 227 employees affected are at Infrastructure Canada, but they weren’t notified until more than two weeks after the breach. Continue reading
N.S. Department of Health responds to report on Sobeys pharmacist who ‘snooped’ through health information
Health and Wellness Minister Randy Delorey accepting, in whole or in part, all 10 recommendations from Nova Scotia’s privacy commissioner. Continue reading
Alberta nurse fined after pleading guilty to privacy breach involving health records
An Alberta nurse has been fined $3,000 after pleading guilty to accessing two people’s health information without authorization on dozens of occasions. Continue reading
Search warrants released in breach of Nova Scotia freedom-of-information website
They alleged that the teenager – whose identity is edited out – “used a software that penetrated the system an extensive number of times” in early March. Continue reading