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This is an interesting case of Data getting out. I don't see this as a breech but rather shows how difficult it is to really understand the mechanics of AWS MongoDB.
The person who obtained a copy obviously did not understand the process well enough to apply security measures, which underscores the fact that if one uses a Cloud based solution, there is still a learning curve to endure and security is not guaranteed until the effort is made to do so.
Mistakes can still be made of course, but the effort to understand how a service works is worth the embarrassment.
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4/28/2016 | 5:34:57 AM
That's the problem, that no one can know with certainty that it did get taken down quickly enough.
This is the main problem I see:
"INE maintains a database of 93 million voters in Mexico with all the personal information that qualifies them for a government ID and to vote. It makes copies available -- to whom and under what circumstances is not clear --"
Do you have the knowledge of any other government making copies of such data available?
-Susan