CA Workplace Health Safety and Compensation Commission 2012 Misuse (Q15576)
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A data breach risk event
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | CA Workplace Health Safety and Compensation Commission 2012 Misuse |
A data breach risk event |
Statements
D2E11392-874E-480A-A4B0-8EFA44436334
January 2012
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The Workplace Health, Safety and CompensationCommission is investigating a privacy breach by an employee. The commission announced today that an employee accessed 12 injured workers records without a justifiable work purpose over a three-year period. The breach was reported to Leslie Galway, the commissions chief executive and privacy officer on Thursday and then immediately disclosed to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, according to a statement released late this afternoon. The commission is contacting the workers whose records were accessed. (English)
