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Sun Mar 11, 2018 2:50 pm

Oh! I have an on topic question!
Is it the entire staff that has the login information to the Sarablahblah thingamajig, or is it just Ezra that has the login information and just relays what the tips are?
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Sun Mar 11, 2018 3:05 pm

Vetras wrote:
Sun Mar 11, 2018 2:50 pm
Oh! I have an on topic question!
Is it the entire staff that has the login information to the Sarablahblah thingamajig, or is it just Ezra that has the login information and just relays what the tips are?
Reporters and administration have access, and no one else.

ETA: Bolded phrasing.
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Sun Mar 11, 2018 3:07 pm

Reporters, no admin? Just want to clarify.
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Sun Mar 11, 2018 3:08 pm

Vetras wrote:
Sun Mar 11, 2018 3:07 pm
Reporters, no admin? Just want to clarify.
Clarified.
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Sun Mar 11, 2018 3:10 pm

So, that's a yes... or a no to admins having access?
And do reporters have access to view email accounts?
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Sun Mar 11, 2018 3:17 pm

Vetras wrote:
Sun Mar 11, 2018 3:10 pm
So, that's a yes... or a no to admins having access?
And do reporters have access to view email accounts?
I am unsure what isn’t clear. Reporters and admins have access to the Sarahah account in order to see the tips, as my post was edited to clarify.

Sarahah does not require email accounts for people to send in tips. Reporters and administration have access to the Sarahah account.
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Sun Mar 11, 2018 3:20 pm

I only ask because if someone does give a tip, that program can be hacked by whoever has the account login information.

What it does is relay email information that I can only hazard a guess is stored in the newspaper's system. It's actually pretty easy to do.

Again, only concerned about the privacy, so I'd like to reassure anyone using the program to understand it a little better.
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Sun Mar 11, 2018 3:29 pm

Vetras wrote:
Sun Mar 11, 2018 3:20 pm
I only ask because if someone does give a tip, that program can be hacked by whoever has the account login information.

What it does is relay email information that I can only hazard a guess is stored in the newspaper's system. It's actually pretty easy to do.

Again, only concerned about the privacy, so I'd like to reassure anyone using the program to understand it a little better.
I understand. I just checked — only the administrator group has access to the emails used here on Ab. Only reporters and administrators have access to Sarahah, so if any hacking or collaboration was to be done with that information, it’d have to be an administrator who does it, or someone with a lot more computer savvy and time than myself.
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Sun Mar 11, 2018 3:42 pm

Okay! I'll let you guys know if I have any more questions.
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Sun Mar 11, 2018 4:10 pm

Will the IPs be visible to the reporters and the admin, or will they be turned off?

I have heard that is an option.
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