http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/information-about-mv-sun-sea-migrants-stolen-from-tamil-groups-office/article1704561/ By Kelly Grant Globe and Mail Sept 12, 2010 Canada's most prominent Tamil organization is concerned about the safety of some families in Sri Lanka after sensitive information about their boat migrant relatives was stolen from the group's Toronto office. A computer containing the names, birth certificates and contact information of "hundreds" of the 492 Tamils who arrived in British Columbia aboard the MV Sun Sea in August was stolen during a break-in at the headquarters of the Canadian Tamil Congress. "Our immediate concern is about the families back home in Sri Lanka," said David Poopalapillai, national spokesman for the CTC. "We are quite worried." The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada has placed a publication ban on the names of the migrants, in part to protect their Sri Lankan relatives from reprisal. But the CTC has most of their names on file because the non-profit organization has been trying to connect the ship’s passengers with family back home. [...] _______________________________________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News - www.infosecnews.org http://www.infosecnews.org/mailman/listinfo/isnReceived on Sun Sep 12 2010 - 22:40:30 PDT
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