Data breach notifications are underreported by two-thirds, says Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work. The 90 breach notifications made to Work's office since spring 2010 represent one-third of the number of actual leaks, the Edmonton Journal reports. Work said the breaches are largely due to carelessness, such as people leaving laptops in coffee shops or accidentally sending an e-mail to the wrong person. But they are also due to a lack of data encryption. "For the minimal cost of encrypting information, it's amazing how many organizations still don't do it," Work said.
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