Some 5,600 privacy breaches in federal government in 2014: documents

At National Defence, there were 11 breaches that affected 30,642 individuals, of which one was reported to the Privacy Commissioner’s Office, which affected 30,632 people. This large breach ‘involved basic information about CAF members’ which was ‘low risk,’ but personal.

There were 5,600 privacy breaches in the federal government in 2014, affecting almost 44,000 individuals, according to data ministers tabled in the House of Commons on March 23.

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