Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
April 11, 2017
Commissioner Releases Privacy Breach Notification Statistics January 1 – March 31, 2017
In our most recent reporting period (January 1 – March 31, 2017), the OIPC received 43 privacy breach reports from 18 public bodies under the ATIPPA, 2015. This is down from the 52 reports from 21 public bodies received in the third quarter of 2016/2017.
If any public body would like 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 | |
| Central Health | 2 |
| City of Mount Pearl | 1 |
| College of the North Atlantic | 1 |
| Department of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour | 4 |
| Department of Business Tourism, Culture and Rural Development | 1 |
| Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development | 5 |
| Department of Finance | 1 |
| Department of Justice and Public Safety | 1 |
| Department of Municipal Affairs | 1 |
| Eastern Health | 1 |
| Human Resource Secretariat | 1 |
| Memorial University of Newfoundland | 1 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador English School District | 2 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation | 2 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador Legal Aid Commission | 2 |
| Provincial Information and Library Resources Board | 1 |
| Service NL | 9 |
| Workplace NL | 7 |
| Summary by Type | |
| 9 | |
| Fax | 3 |
| In Person | 8 |
| Intentional (i.e. willful breach) | 1 |
| Mail Out | 11 |
| Other | 8 |
| Technical Malfunction | 1 |
| Telephone | 2 |
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Media contact:
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Donovan Molloy, Q.C. Information and Privacy Commissioner 709-729-6309 |
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