Rogue employees pose risk to privacy compliance, corporate info

The U.K.’s Huffington Post is reporting that a rogue employee of a major mobile phone company has illegally sold millions of customer records to rival companies.  Apparently, customers’ personal information (including contract expiry dates) was sold to several rivals, which then used the material to cold-call customers to offer them an alternative deal.

As I’ve previously written, information really is the most valuable corporate asset. And for this reason, businesses of ...

all sizes should take steps to protect corporate information regardless of whether it is stored online or off-line. Whether it’s customer or supplier lists, intellectual property or employees’ personal information, it’s information that needs safekeeping. 

This case should serve as a reminder that corporate safekeeping practices must include protecting data from rogue employees.

Posted in Data Protection, Due Diligence, Personal Information, PIPA, PIPEDA, Privacy, Privacy Breach, Safeguarding, Safekeeping, Security Tagged: Businesses, Corporate Information, Due Diligence, Employees, Personal Information, PIPEDA, Privacy, Privacy Breach, Privacy Compliance, Safeguarding, Security

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