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Coverage dated October 13, 2021

Missouri education department calls journalist 'hacker' for flagging security flaws on state website

Headline from The Hill

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has labeled a journalist a “hacker” with Gov.

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  1. Rolling Stone

    Missouri Governor Is Extremely Confused About What Constitutes 'Hacking' (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    A journalist found teachers’ Social Security numbers in a publicly available website’s source code, reported the error, and now Gov. Mike Parson wants to … prosecute him

  2. The Hill

    Missouri education department calls journalist 'hacker' for flagging security flaws on state website (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has labeled a journalist a “hacker” with Gov.

  3. Engadget

    Missouri governor threatens to prosecute journalist for sharing web security flaw (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Missouri Governor Mike Parson has accused a reporter of being a 'hacker' after he alerted the government to website security flaws..

  4. The Daily Dot

    Governor wants to prosecute journalist for right-clicking on a website, thinks it's hacking (opens The Daily Dot)

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    The Daily Dot's feed description

    Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) branded a journalist a 'hacker' for viewing source code of a government website. He was widely mocked.

  5. Niemanlab

    Missouri governor labels reporter who found flaw in state website a “hacker” (opens Niemanlab)

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