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2026-08-03 22:41 UTC
Has anyone analyzed the Household Response electoral register “security” codes? Are they an encoding of names/addresses? Why are they in the same email as the link to fill it out if it’s for security?
Don’t get me started on the domain name…
#uk #government #ukpol #localgovernment
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@unlobito@woof.tech 2026-08-04 02:03
@issyl0@ruby.social I think they’re “just” a database primary key & a check code to verify digits typed into phone IVR systems, with the silly UX persisting into web interfaces Glasgow seem to have decommissioned theirs a while ago (and have an office number), but https://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/council/elections/electoral-register/annual-update-electoral-register.cfm still have an 0800 automated line