An investigation has been launched into two HSE data breaches last year after personal records were posted online
Two data breach es at the HSE last year relate to records held at facilities in Dublin and Donegal , the Data Protection Commission er has said.after paper records containing personal information were posted on social media .
"We have informed the HSE that we've commenced an inquiry under the Data Protection Act to look into how the HSE manages its physical files and retention and storage across the estate of HSe facilities," he said."Records stored in two facilities - one in Donegal and one in Dublin - had been authorities by unauthorised persons who had taken video of personal data... and had posted them online".
"We want to look at this in a broader context across the HSE estate facilities and how they manage such records"."The GDPR extends to all forms of personal data in both digital and hard copy records where such records would have formed part of a filing system," he said. "It was evident from some of those videos that personal data was contained in the records and there was different types of medical records," he said.
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