Privacy law violated after data of 21,000 special education students leaked, Justice Ministry says
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Privacy law violated after data of 21,000 special education students leaked, Justice Ministry says
The ministry database contains sensitive information about more than 100,000 people and, under the regulations, is therefore subject to high security requirements, the authority said.
Following N12's revelation that sensitive information on approximately 21,000 Haredi special education students had been leaked, the Ministry of Justice's oversight process has ended. The findings reveal a chain of omissions: An employee exported data without authorization, the file was distributed via an open link without encryption and without a password – and reached the community. The authority rejected the ministry's claims: "A serious secu…
The information concerned students from the Haredi sector and reached unauthorized parties; the Privacy Protection Authority determined that the Ministry of Education violated the law and information security regulations (Law)
Israel: Staff members of the Ministry of Education have decided to create an electronic form designed to optimize the distribution of special education students.
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