Sapporo Gakuin University: a list of 2,524 students sat open on its web server for over three years

1. 2016-09-20

   A lecturer at the time saved an Excel file with student data to the university's web server by mistake, without hiding the file listing. [1]

2. 2020-01-29 15:42

   An inquiry said student data could be found through Google search, and the university checked. [1]

3. 2020-01-30

   The file was removed and Google was asked to delete its cached copy. [1]

4. 2020-02-28

   Public disclosure. [1]

The student numbers and names, with readings, of {n:2520} students enrolled in 2016 and 4 students of one course could be reached from outside for about three and a half years. [1]

The university said it would retrain staff and part-time lecturers on handling personal data. [1]