The Accidental Leak – When Dashboards Turn Dangerous
“This dashboard is public, right?” – “Yes, but I removed all PII.” – “Then why does it say ‘Hello, John.Doe@company.com’?”
🎤 Bonus Insight:
Obfuscation isn’t privacy — it’s denial with confidence. Just because it’s not in a column named "Email" doesn’t mean it’s not leaking.
Seen in the wild: A dashboard flagged for compliance review… because a tooltip revealed full customer addresses. Oops.
✨ Reviewer’s Note:
“Dashboard looked great until legal saw it.”