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The University of Windsor has launched an investigation after an accidental data breach led to personal information about law school applicants being posted online.

The breach occurred Jan. 9, but the dean of law didn’t learn of the mistake until a week later.

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“The faculty of law and the University of Windsor take our responsibilities to protect student and applicant data very seriously,” said dean of law Christopher Waters.

“The faculty of law will review its policies around handling student and applicant data and provide additional training to support staff to help ensure that this kind of error does not occur in the future.”

The university said it has informed law school applicants, as well as the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, about the breach.

On Jan. 9, an employee accidentally attached a file containing information about school applicants to a notice for current students on an “online learning management system.”