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CA: Snoopers Beware; NL’s Privacy Commissioner Recommends Naming Individuals in Snooping-Related Breaches

DataBreaches.net · · International · Healthcare Privacy

VOCM reports: The province’s Privacy Commissioner is recommending that public bodies consider providing the name of anyone involved in snooping-related privacy breaches to affected individuals. The recommendation comes after an employee of NL Health Services had a peek at a person’s health record. NLHS was notified. The Privacy Commissioner says the health authority took the appropriate steps... Source

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