Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
August 8, 2016

Commissioner Releases Privacy Breach Notification Statistics March 1- June 30, 2016

(REVISED � This news release contained incorrect statistics. Our apologies for any confusion, the correct statistics for this period can be found here.)

In our most recent reporting period (March 1-June, 30, 2016), the OIPC received 66 privacy breach reports from 19 public bodies. This is up from the 51 reports from 19 public bodies received in the third quarter of mandatory breach reporting.

Privacy breach reports to the Commissioner are used primarily to allow the OIPC to advise public bodies about the breach response process, to discuss ways to avoid similar breaches and also to target specific issues or public bodies for privacy training.

If you want the OIPC to deliver training regarding privacy breaches, or any other topic relating to access or privacy, contact our Office to arrange a time.

Summary by Public Body:

• College of the North Atlantic 5
• Central Health 3
• Department of Advanced Education and Skills 4
• Department of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development 1
• Department of Child, Youth and Family Services 5
• Department of Education and Early Childhood Development 1
• Department of Justice and Public Safety 3
• Department of Municipal and Affairs 1
• Government Purchasing Agency 1
• Human Resource Secretariat 5
• Labrador Grenfell Health 1
• Newfoundland and Labrador English School District 6
• Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation 3
• Public Service Commission 1
• Service NL 7
• Town of Happy Valley � Goose Bay 1
• Town of Gander 1
• Western Health 1
• Workplace NL 1

Summary by Breach Type:

• E-mail 16
• Fax 4
• In Person 5
• Intentional 1
• Mail Out 14
• Other 7
• Technical Malfunction 2
• Telephone 2

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Media contact:

Donovan Molloy, Q.C.
Information and Privacy Commissioner
709-729-6309

2016 08 08                              12:05 p.m.