The Canadian Privacy Law Blog: Developments in privacy law and writings of a Canadian privacy lawyer, containing information related to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (aka PIPEDA) and other Canadian and international laws.
The author of this blog, David T.S. Fraser, is a Canadian privacy lawyer who practices with the firm of McInnes Cooper. He is the author of the Physicians' Privacy Manual. He has a national and international practice advising corporations and individuals on matters related to Canadian privacy laws.
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Wednesday, July 06, 2005
The Daily Yomiuri online is reporting that a student in Japan has been arrested for breaking into corporate computer systems to steal personal information. An analysis of his computer showed that he assembled more than a half million bits of personal information, including information on 90,000 travel agency customers:
Student tied to massive data theft : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri):"A 27-year-old Chinese student at a private university in Tokyo was arrested Wednesday on suspicion illegally accessing a server computer of travel company Club Tourism Co. and stealing private information on about 90,000 customers, violating the Unauthorized Computer Access Law, the Metropolitan Police Department said...."
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