Birdwatch Note Rating
2021-10-18 03:24:15 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 492A9E7D5C31B7ED8B6CD07E7656E522531C77D07DA1D7D3694D5CD0EF973C42
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Original Note:
"teachers’ Social Security numbers were contained in the HTML source code of the pages involved" https://dailyjournalonline.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/missouri-teachers-social-security-numbers-at-risk-on-state-agencys-website/article_813297d9-8cef-5448-bf9c-dbf68cc5bb5e.html Every major browser contains 'view HTML' functionality. https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000746.htm An exploit was not used to discover the security flaw; Parson's admin is at fault for allowing exposure of PII data.
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