Shwa Posted November 6, 2011 Report Posted November 6, 2011 2,700 personal tax files downloaded on missing laptop Intresting story from the Star. Ignoring that knowledge of this incident required a ATIP request by the Canadian Press, this is what is alarming: The major breach occurred in early 2006, when an auditor in the agency’s Toronto office asked a government computer technician to download 37,488 of her emails and 776 documents onto 16 CDs. The confidential material covered the years 2000 to 2006, and was not encrypted as required by agency rules.The woman took the CDs home, and allowed a male friend to copy at least one of them to a laptop. Meanwhile, at CRA: Brideau confirmed the agency’s policy requires that personal information copied onto CDs or any other removable storage device must be encrypted, but there was a “gap in awareness training and procedures.”He said CRA is currently drafting a guideline to prevent further breaches in confidentiality. "...currently drafting???" W. T. F? Ironic sidebar: she won $6,000 for the grievance that originally led to them discover the breach in the first place. Quote
Tilter Posted November 7, 2011 Report Posted November 7, 2011 2,700 personal tax files downloaded on missing laptop Intresting story from the Star. Ignoring that knowledge of this incident required a ATIP request by the Canadian Press, this is what is alarming: Meanwhile, at CRA: "...currently drafting???" W. T. F? Ironic sidebar: she won $6,000 for the grievance that originally led to them discover the breach in the first place. Makes me puke Quote
Topaz Posted November 7, 2011 Report Posted November 7, 2011 IF the government knows who these 2700 Canadians are, then they should tell them because their personal information is out there, like the social security numbers for one! Quote
Michael Hardner Posted November 7, 2011 Report Posted November 7, 2011 They need to do more than that - they should buy identity theft insurance for those people. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
Shwa Posted November 7, 2011 Author Report Posted November 7, 2011 IF the government knows who these 2700 Canadians are, then they should tell them because their personal information is out there, like the social security numbers for one! I think if the friend of the lady who caused the breach would be willing to give back the CD he took, they would have the names. Of course, if they have his name why wouldn't they go after him for accessing government data illegally? Oh, wait, I know: because they are still drafting the gd security guideline! :angry: Quote
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