Canada: 600 B.C. patients' data in stolen laptop (fwd)

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http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/09/02/bc-stolen-laptop-patient-data.html

Personal information about more than 600 patients of the Fraser Health 
Authority in British Columbia is contained in a laptop stolen from Burnaby 
General Hospital.

The laptop, stolen Aug. 21 from the pulmonary function lab, contained such 
patient information as names, birth dates and personal health card numbers.

Contrary to hospital policy, the information was not encrypted or protected by 
a password, said David Plug, a spokesman for the Fraser Health Authority.

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