Recent data breaches have raised concerns about the over collection of data by real estate agents. In a market where there is chronic shortage of rental properties, data security has become an issue for renters, who say they have no choice when asked to provide...
Deficient recordkeeping in child protection
Failure to meet recordkeeping obligations isn't just a business risk – it can impact human rights, especially for society's most vulnerable cohorts. The following is a collection of documented incidences where recordkeeping failures compromised children's safety....
Recordkeeping failures keep families apart
It's not just blood that keeps families together – recordkeeping plays a role too. Without full and accurate records, it’s difficult to keep track of people movements and families history. The stories below document what can happen when recordkeeping fails. ...
Deficient recordkeeping and the San Bruno explosion
PG&E's poor record keeping practices lead to the San Bruno gas-line explosion that killed 8 people and destroyed 38 homes in California, United States. Below is a collection of news article about the incident and the resulting investigation. PG&E launches...
The Medibank data breach and its consequences
In November 2022, major Australian health insurer, Medibank, reported a cyber-attack in which a ransomware group gained access to the data of millions of customers by using the stolen credentials of a user with high privileges. The Medibank data breach has affected...
The fallout from Optus data breach
On September 22, 2022, Optus, an Australia telecommunications provider, was hacked with the sensitive data of 9.8 million customers extracted. The company initially claimed that sophisticated hacking was to blame for the breach. Later, it was reported that the threat...