Stolen laptop has science centre's membership list

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Ontario Science Centre officials are urging its members to remain
confident that their personal information is safe after a laptop was
recently stolen from the popular city attraction.

Anna Relyea, associate director, strategic communications for the OSC
said the laptop that included a database with members’ registration
information was stolen on Sept. 18. It was taken from a locked office
in the Don Mills and Eglinton area building.

"This was an unfortunate incident to happen," she said. "But both the
laptop and database were separately password protected … so ultimate
security was available (to limit the possible damage)."

Bob Spence, spokesperson for the province’s information and privacy
commission, said two groups of information were on the laptop, one
with names and addresses and the other with credit card information.

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