The Hidden Risks of Auto-Fill: How Convenience Can Compromise Security
Auto-fill has become a popular feature in visitor management systems, making it easier for visitors to sign in and out. However, this convenience comes with a significant data privacy risk, because the information stored for auto-fill is easily accessible to any visitor who uses the sign-in iPad.
Information stored in the system for future use can include their name, email, phone number, their WWCC number, among other private details. With auto-fill enabled, this information is easily accessible to any visitor who signs in using the system, as all they need to do is type in a persons name, and the rest of their private information is automatically filled into the sign in form.
This creates a significant security risk to your school and a data privacy risk for visitors, as any visitor can easily access and potentially misuse the personal information of others.
Firstly, it enables any visitor to pretend to be another person during sign in, with the ability to successfully provide another persons details for the sign in record. Secondly, any visitors sensitive information can be stolen and misused in other capacities such as email spam or phone call scams.
While auto-fill may be a convenient feature in a visitor management system, it poses a significant security and data privacy risk. We strongly suggest using other methods to provide your visitors with quick and easy methods of signing in and out, such as: