Manitoba's ombudsman is investigating after a privacy breach at Children's Disability Services last month, when staff accidentally sent a mass email to external agencies containing personal information on thousands of young clients. "There's an impact for the children and the families in the fact that their personal information is out there," ombudsman Jill Perron said Thursday. "Their ability to control who has their personal information and how that's handled is lost." The email included a spreadsheet with information about roughly 9,000 children who are Children's Disability Services clients, plus information on a matter under review by the children's advocate. The personal information on clients included details like children's names, genders, dates of birth, address, the nature of their disabilities, and medical or psychological assessment details.

Source: CBC News September 10, 2020 20:15 UTC