Monthly Archives: December 2011

Audit takes to task food safety regime (AUS)

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Synercon

Canberra’s food safety inspection regime is being undermined by poor record keeping and staff shortages as it tries to enforce hygiene standards in restaurants, according to an auditor-general’s report. And the audit found evidence that many Canberra restaurants could have … Continue reading →

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RCMP databases have ‘disturbing gaps’ in managing personal information records (CAN)

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Synercon

Canada’s privacy commissioner says she has found “disturbing gaps” in the way the RCMP manages sensitive information in some of its databases, including records related to pardoned offences. Privacy watchdog Jennifer Stoddart’s findings are contained in an audit report released … Continue reading →

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PG&E declared 2 lines safe despite missing records (US)

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Synercon

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. declared two high-pressure gas transmission pipes safe last year despite paper-trail gaps that left the utility ignorant of whether portions of the lines were running above legally allowed pressure levels, a Chronicle investigation shows. One … Continue reading →

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Law puts pipeline records off-limits

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Synercon

Californians concerned about dangerous pipelines running underneath their neighborhoods are barred from obtaining government records about them by a 60-year-old state law backed by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and other utilities, a Chronicle investigation shows….The commission’s confidentiality powers have … Continue reading →

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State care kids missing records: report

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Synercon

Two thirds of school age children in State care have no records of health or medical assessments while three quarters did not have a documented education plan, a damning report into children in care has found. A report by the … Continue reading →

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Telstra customer database exposed

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Synercon

Bundle account holders’ details unbundled in public. Detailed information about Telstra’s customer accounts – including usernames and passwords – has been found to be sitting on the open web for anyone to access via a Google search. A user of … Continue reading →

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P Says Halliburton Destroyed Evidence in Gulf Spill Case (US)

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Synercon

BP Plc accused a unit of Halliburton Co. of intentionally destroying evidence that could be used to prove the oilfield services firm shares blame for the blowout that caused the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Halliburton Energy Services (HAL) … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts sues top five lenders

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Synercon

Massachusetts sued the five biggest mortgage companies in the US on Thursday, accusing them of “corrupting” the state’s land records through pervasive use of fraudulent documentation in seizing borrowers’ homes. Martha Coakley, Massachusetts attorney-general, alleged that the banks illegally foreclosed … Continue reading →

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