CA Veterans Affairs Canada Dec 2016 Technical Error (Q9953)
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A data breach risk event
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | CA Veterans Affairs Canada Dec 2016 Technical Error |
A data breach risk event |
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December 2016
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Veterans Affairs Canada could be facing another lawsuit after a privacy breach involving 3,000 veterans who are part of the federal medical marijuana program. Veterans began reporting the breach Friday that effectively outed them as medical marijuana users. A VAC mailout informing patients about recent reimbursement changes lets anyone looking at the outside of the envelope know it was issued under the federal medical marijuana program. (English)
