Norwegian public pension scheme reprimanded for data-protection breach
( August 28, 2020, 08:07 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Norway's Bodø Kommunale Pensjonskasse — a pension scheme for employees of Bodø municipality — has been reprimanded by the country's data-protection authority for sending confidential health information about its policyholders to the town's authorities. The data watchdog's investigation suggests that the breach happened in the 2000-2015 period and involves about 1,000 people. Although the authority can't impose fees on cases older than five years, it said it will make a final decision once it completes the probe.Statement follows in Norwegian....
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