True Stories
Cases of careless and sometimes fraudulent release of confidential information is becoming more prevalent in both Canada and the United States.
Check out the links below to some of the more notable incidents of what can go wrong when confidential information is not destroyed properly:
Medical records found in Regina recycling bin
Originally posted on CBC.ca March 23, 2011
“‘I’ve got a colleague from my office who’s still in the dumpster, trying to get to the bottom.’—Gary Dickson, Sask. privacy watchdog Gary Dickson, the province’s information and privacy commissioner, told CBC News Wednesday that he was surprised by ...”
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Doctor blamed for patient files in Regina dumpster
Originally posted on CBC.ca July 20, 2011
“A Regina doctor is being faulted for poor record-keeping practices after thousands of patient files were discovered in a paper-recycling bin, according to a report by Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner.”