PogoWasRight.org

Menu
  • About
  • Privacy
Menu

Ca: Alleged HIV/AIDS privacy breach in 2016 could become class-action suit against Positive Living Society of British Columbia

Posted on May 3, 2019June 25, 2025 by Dissent

Jeremy Hainsworth reports:

A Vancouver-based HIV/AIDS organization is facing a class-action suit for breach of privacy after an alleged release of email addresses of 800 of its members via a September 2016 mass email.

And, said a BC Supreme Court ruling released May 1, a staff member of Positive Living BC had warned the organization poor data-control practices were going to eventually create problems.

Read more on Vancouver Courier.

Related posts:

  • Critics Worry Government Surveillance of HIV May Hurt More Than It Helps
  • Information Commissioner: Persistent sensitive information breaches failing people living with HIV
Category: BreachesCourtHealthcareNon-U.S.

Post navigation

← Alexa, don’t store this recording: California bill targets smart home speakers
Security lapse exposed a Chinese smart city surveillance system →

Search

Contact Me

Email: info[at]pogowasright.org
Security Issue: security[at]pogowasright.org
Mastodon: Infosec.Exchange/@PogoWasRight
Signal: Dissent.73
DMCA Concern: dmca[at]pogowasright.org

Research Report of Note

A report by EPIC.org:

State Attorneys General & Privacy: Enforcement Trends, 2020-2024

Categories

Recent Posts

  • PRIVACY—S.D. Cal.: Employee did not waive privacy right in personal email data on company provided laptop, (Dec 5, 2025)
  • EU justice chief draws red line on privacy reforms
  • Kaiser Permanente to Pay Up to $47.5M in Web Tracker Lawsuit
  • How Palantir shifted course to play key role in ICE deportations
  • U.S. Judge Blocks Trump From Cutting Medicaid Funding For Planned Parenthood In 22 States
  • India backs off mandatory ‘cyber safety’ app after surveillance backlash
  • Judge orders Trump administration to halt warrantless immigration arrests in District of Columbia

RSS Recent Posts at DataBreaches.net

  • Marquis data breach impacts over 74 US banks, credit unions
  • Virginia Twins Arrested for Conspiring to Destroy Government Databases
  • Cyberattack on Puerto Rico IT vendor Truenorth hits 3 agencies
  • Easy Question, Complicated Answer: What Does It Take to Stop Workers From Snooping?
  • Update on Dos-OP’s report on Nova RaaS
©2025 PogoWasRight.org. All rights reserved.