CA Prince Edward Island Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning Feb 2013 Technical Error (Q16855)
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CA Prince Edward Island Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning Feb 2013 Technical Error
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A data breach risk event
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February 2013
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A mechanical error at the Prince Edward Island Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning has led to the public display of an undisclosed amount of students social insurance numbers. A statement released Feb. 25 indicated that over the weekend, staff at the department were preparing letters to post-secondary students. Those letters were loaded into a machine for folding, which inadvertently folded a number of them in an incorrect manner, resulting in the social insurance number of the recipient being viewable through the window of the envelope. The letters went out to post-secondary students who, in the past year, have received scholarships, awards, or bursaries from the government of Prince Edward Island. Approximately 1,600 forms were mailed over the weekend, but it is as-yet-undete (English)
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