The company administering the federal government’s $900 million settlement with Armed Forces members and veterans who experienced sexual misconduct says it inadvertently released private information about dozens of claimants.
Epiq Class Action Services Canada says the scope of the privacy breach is limited, with the names and email addresses of around 100 of the 20,000 people who have applied for compensation having been mistakenly sent to another claimant.
The company says “human error” was to blame. It says it has contacted those affected by the breach and has taken steps to ensure a similar mistake doesn’t occur in the future.
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