(WXYZ) — The personal information of hundreds of children was exposed online after city officials in Dearborn Heights accidentally published sensitive data on the city's website. Parents were shocked to discover their children's personal information was posted by the city to their meeting agenda minutes online last week. When 7 News Detroit went to city hall to investigate, the city clerk explained that multiple departments review agenda items before they're posted online, and acknowledged the mistake. "That's what's scary...there's no way to tell how many people have this information," said Sara Short, mother of a 13-year-old who participates in multiple sports with the nonprofit District 7 Dad's Club. Metro Detroit parents are expressing concern about a privacy breach involving the personal information about their kids related to their youth sports activities. The children are all connected to a local nonprofit sports club, and parents are demanding answers as officials engage in finger-pointing over who's responsible. Names, addresses, and birthdays of children were made public by the City of Dearborn Heights. We follow required procedures, described by the city of Dearborn Heights to receive our seasonal funding. "I totally agree with them, it was wrong," said Lynne Senia, Dearborn Heights city clerk. City Council Chairman Mo Baydoun claims the final review and approval belonged to the mayor.
This Cyber News was published on www.wxyz.com. Publication date: Sun, 27 Jul 2025 21:44:03 +0000