OTTAWA — Several Canadian Forces veterans were victims of a privacy breach when some of their personal information was included in another veteran’s file, a Defence Department spokeswoman confirmed Saturday.
“The Canadian Forces acknowledge that medical records were inadvertently given to the wrong person,” Jennifer Eckersley said. “The Canadian Forces will ensure this does not happen again.”
The Department of Defence launched an investigation after the veteran found the social insurance numbers, blood test results and other personal information belonging to dozens of veterans mixed in with his file.
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