Personal info at risk when items go missing

The personal information of taxpayers may be at risk because of a series of security breaches at the Canada Revenue Agency.

Documents obtained by Ottawa researcher Ken Rubin reveal that lost mail, missing shipments of computers or other data storage devices, and the theft of computers that might contain tax records, is an ongoing problem.

“Our analysis revealed an increase involving the loss of taxpayer information internally from 2005-06 to 2007-08,” the documents read.

From the 2004-05 tax year to the 2007-08 tax year there were 227 cases of theft where information, public funds or computers were stolen from an employee’s home, car or from within CRA offices.

http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2009/11/18/11785441-sun.html

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