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# Reporter likely to be charged for using "view source" feature on web browser
- URL: https://werd.io/reporter-likely-to-be-charged-for-using-view-source-feature/
- Published: 2021-12-31T00:54:20.000Z
- Updated: 2021-12-31T00:54:20.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:24

“The reporter discovered that the source code of the website contained Social Security numbers of educators. The reporter alerted the state about the social security numbers. After the state removed the numbers from the web page, the Post-Dispatch reported the vulnerability. Soon after, Governor Parson, "who has often tangled with news outlets over reports he doesn't like, announced a criminal investigation into the reporter and the Post-Dispatch.”” Idiocy.

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