A Vancouver software engineer has launched a proposed class action lawsuit in the wake of an alleged data breach involving personal information belonging to former customers of bankrupt computer retailer NCIX. And he claims the auctioneer failed to take "appropriate steps to protect the private information on its premises." The proposed class action lawsuit says private information belonging to former NCIX customers was being offered for sale over Craigslist. "Members of the public were able to see, manipulate and take away the private information or copies of it." 's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

Source: CBC News September 25, 2018 21:56 UTC