Many fear Nav-snooping – NRK

About a month after the report about the Nav-employee misuse of information from the Nav-employees, has 38 users reported their suspicion of snooping.

– It can be spread on close family relationships. For example, it can be spread on the former spouse, ” says the IT director of Nav, Torbjørn Larsen.

Have you seen more cases of it?

– Yes, it is a recurring element.

Nav-head revealed

A Nav-leader’s extensive private abuse of the dataregistrene triggered the dishes that are now taking place in the Nav.

Nav-employees run the risk of ranging from written warning to dismissal, ” says the IT director Torbjørn Larsen in the Nav.

Photo: Kjartan Rørslett

After a tip from neighbours who had suspected that she snoket on them, was the relationship discovered in February of this year and the woman taken out of service. She had long searched up personal information about others – without that it was necessary for the work she would do.

the Woman said after a short time up the job in Nav.

Widespread snooping

Later, the ministry of labour and velferdsdirektør Sigrun Vågeng for an external review to find out how common such “private search” is. It turned out every fifth Nav-employed knew that colleagues have snoket on themselves, family, friends, or celebrities.

Sigrun Vågeng asked afterwards those who suspect that they have been exposed to such snooping to opt from.

It is during the month of november 38 people who have made.

It is not unusual that the Nav-employees seeking on the former spouse.

Photo: Sindre Eye Helgheim / NRK

cause for concern

– Many of these have a quite general concern that someone has looked them in the cards. They get information about which departments in the Nav as seen in the cases their the last three months, says IT director Torbjørn Larsen.

But he adds that in some cases, where the concern is more concrete, they go elsewhere to work. Those who have made contact to get an answer within two to four weeks.

– Several of them who have registered, have had reason for concern, ” says Larsen.

Employees who are being taken for the search they have not had use for in the service, there is a risk ranging from written warning to dismissal.

– the Nav may have incredibly a lot of information about us and how we live our lives, ” says health and sosialombud in Oslo, norway, Anne-Lise Kristensen.

Must give full access

Health – and sosialombud in Oslo and Akershus, Anne-Lise Kristensen, believes that only full cleanup and transparency can restore confidence in the Nav after hacking-the verdict.

– In health care you can ask to get to know who who have seen in your journal and at what time they did it. Such transparency should also Nav view users who believe they have been subjected to this, ” says Kristensen.