Mini tech post: Passport Canada security breach

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Last week, a security flaw was discovered in Passport Canada's online application site. The breach was discovered when an applicant, out of curiosity, changed a letter in the URL and found that he was able to see confidential information from another applicant, including social insurance and driver's license numbers. He informed Passport Canada who closed down the site until the source of the problem could be determined. They reported that the breach was fixed as of Friday.