MMB on data APIs: look what happened in Virginia!
by Staff
Published: May 7, 2009
Tags: data APIs, data practices, hackers, Minnesota Data Practices Act, Security
Yesterday we posted a memo from the Office of Enterprise Technology about implementing data Application Program Interfaces (APIs) into state accounting and procurement systems. They seemed pretty skeptical, but reasonable, about the possible shortcomings and security hazards of letting queries from anonymous people into production systems. Today, Curt Yoakum from Minnesota Management and Budget got back [...]
