Privacy Commissioner Issues Report on CIBC Privacy Breach

The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Jennifer Stoddart today released the findings of an investigation into the CIBC launched in late 2004, as a result of incidents involving misdirected faxes containing the confidential personal information of CIBC bank customers.

For background information on the CIBC privacy breach that lasted three years and how it fits in with the current calls for tougher privacy legislation:

• CIBC gets tongue-lashing from Privacy Commissioner
• CIBC exec apologizes to bank customers
• CIBC drafts privacy plan in wake of faxing fiasco
• Don't let this happen to your data