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Dearborn Heights council receives petition on disclosure of minors’ information; IT director says 'not a data breach'
Summary
Council received and filed a citizens’ petition alleging unauthorized disclosure of minors’ personally identifiable information and heard an IT director deny a technical data breach while acknowledging documents were posted and removed; council asked legal counsel for written opinion and accepted the petition for the record.
The Dearborn Heights City Council on Aug. 12 received and filed a citizens’ petition asking the city to address an alleged unauthorized posting of minors’ personally identifiable information related to a local youth organization.
The petition prompted extended public comment and staff testimony. David Cooper, the city’s director of innovation and technology, told the council his review showed files were uploaded and later taken down from the city’s Civic Clerk/CivicPlus platform. Cooper said system metadata shows who uploaded and who…
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