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County OIT defends policy limiting use of "all-users" email list after social-media criticism
Summary
Rutherford County OIT staff defended a policy limiting who can post to the county’s all-users email list, citing standard 'least-privilege' cybersecurity practice and saying the restriction predates the current administration; commissioners approved a temporary suspension of rules to allow the explanation.
The Rutherford County steering committee heard an explanation from the county’s information-technology office after social-media posts accused county officials of withholding access to the county-wide 'all-users' email list.
The committee voted to suspend rules and allowed Cody York to respond. York said the all-users list reaches roughly "13,000 1320 something" users (as he stated in the meeting) and that the county follows a least-privilege access principle: posting rights…
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