Private information for making bank cards found discarded

[kirniki <kirniki () gmail com>]

http://www2.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/news/story.html?id=971b7313-f3b2-4242-a265-e3cf2093c649

Sensitive documents containing personal banking information were
recently discovered in a Campbell River recycling depot by a Nanaimo
man.

The documents were found at the Vancouver Island Recycling Centre
earlier this month and the discovery raises questions about the proper
disposal of sensitive information by financial institutions.

A multi-coloured plastic ribbon, stretching about 15 metres in length,
contained dozens of names and their corresponding 16-digit debit card
numbers, complete with expiry dates.

The bank listed on the documents is the Coastal Community Credit
Union, the largest credit union on Vancouver Island with more than 20
branches and 80,000 members.
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