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> Also, from his write up, it was serious lack of security on the results website.

How? The website has an interface to give you all the results. All you need is an email address. How is this then a lack of security? This is 'by design'.

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Just because that's the interface doesn't mean, "Allowing the entire world access," is by design. I understand where you're coming from with the cultural angle in your other post. On the other hand, sometimes people leave things in the open with the idea, "what's the worst that can happen," or, "only authorized people will know about this, I don't need security." This doesn't signify an intention to let the world see, or a lack care about whether or not the world sees.

As far as my memory goes - I think I can safely say this for the past six years, everyone I know is aware that you can get the results for practically anyone, as long as you know their name and their school. So I meant that that this is not anything revolutionary or new, let alone a security flaw. It's just how it is. And this is no violation of privacy as the author claims.

When the grades are announced, they are put up in their full glory in the school. There is no privacy! That is what I meant.

I know this is not a good thing, but I doubt this trend will change anytime soon.

And that is one reason very few pupils in India get depressed and commit suicide or steer towards drugs because they have scored less and/or others saw it.

And I don't complain about it. However with the recent (Sibbalusque) change in education marking system this trend may change.

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