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…
Category: Breaches
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…
Review of Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia: Clients’ data needs protection
Clare Mellor reports: Just like its ideal that “one Nova Scotian injured on the job is too many,” the Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia must change its culture and adopt a policy that one breach of privacy is too many, says a review of the board’s privacy practices released Friday. Internal memos show that…