In yet another instance that proves the government and its units are insensitive to issues of transparency and privacy, Power Finance Corp (PFC) has published complete data of its investors on the web. This too when, concerns are being raised about the government’s unique identification (UID) program that not only collects detailed information, but also…
Category: Breaches
Caricatures of Putin Banned Over Privacy Breach
Elections authorities in Nizhny Novgorod prohibited the Communists from satirizing Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in caricatures because he did not give him permission for it, Kommersant reported Wednesday. Putin’s likeness was featured in leaflets that the party distributed in the region ahead of the State Duma vote on Dec. 4, the report said. But the…
Ca: Insurance agent banned from accessing ICBC database on privacy breach allegation
The Insurance Council of B.C. has banned a general insurance agent’s access to the database of B.C.’s public insurer, the Insurance Corporation of B.C. (ICBC), after the council reviewed allegations that the agent had accessed a third-party’s confidential information without the third party’s consent. Council’s review of the matter found the agent was subject to…
UK: Trial of police inspector accused of misusing database set for March
A senior police officer in Edinburgh will stand trial on charges she illegally accessed police computers to obtain private information. Insp Allison Strachan, 49, will appear on four charges alleging she breached the Data Protection Act at Edinburgh Sheriff Court in March 2012. […] Ms Strachan, from Edinburgh, now faces charges which allege that she…