Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid says her government will move to immediately contact an estimated 38 thousand people affected by a data breach. The government has uncovered three specific cases where personal health information was accessed for research purposes, without proper authorization. "The first breach was the health data of over … [Read more...]
di Bonaventura, Goyer Join “The Breach”
November 12, 2012 by
Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura and writer/director David Goyer are teaming for a feature adaptation of Patrick Lee's doomsday-thriller novel "The Breach" which has been setup at Di Bonaventura Pictures and Phantom 4 Films. The story follows an ex-cop races to prevent an artifact from bringing about an apocalypse. Justin Rhodes will pen the … [Read more...]
Sixth person fired in alleged health privacy breach
October 24, 2012 by
The sixth person in an alleged privacy breach involving people's medical records has been fired. A spokesman with B.C.'s health ministry confirms the employee has received a letter as such, but he wouldn't provide any details. The seventh person implicated remains suspended. The incident surfaced earlier this year as an alleged misuse of medical … [Read more...]
Another worker fired in health breach scandal
September 14, 2012 by
Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid says another staffer has been fired in the privacy breach scandal. "There is one further ministry employee that has been terminated so there in total are two people that remain suspended (without pay) and five individuals have been terminated. This goes back to the investigation that has been ongoing since … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Government workers fired over privacy breach
September 6, 2012 by
A developing story in Victoria, where police have been called in and government employees fired for an alleged privacy breach and conflict of interest. Four employees were fired today from the Pharmaceutical Services division of the Ministry of Health; three others are suspended without pay. Two contractors have had their contracts, worth a … [Read more...]
Internet lurer picked up on breach of probation
August 10, 2012 by
An Abbotsford man who spent time behind bars for luring young people over the internet has been picked up on a breach of probation. 22 year old Jeffrey Allan Goddard is being held in custody. Police put out a warning about Goddard in February after he was released from jail. He pleaded guilty to invitation to sexual touching and using a computer to … [Read more...]
