County report card · Illinois
Kendall County, Illinois
County portal uses an access restriction which deters automated access but may be bypassed by determined actors
- Population
- 143,171
- Portal
- Assessor & Recorder
- Portal vendor
- Fidlar Technologies
What the audit checked
Four low-cost protections every online records portal can have. How we rate counties.
- robots.txtYes — permissive
- Terms of useNot checked
- Bot challengeAccess denied to automated clients
- Owner notificationAvailable
Portal audited: www.co.kendall.il.us/assessments/, www.kendallcountyil.gov/offices/county-clerk-recorder/county-recorder, www.oswegotownship.com/Home, tapestry.fidlar.com, kendallil.devnetwedge.com/
Doing well
- A notification system that alerts residents when their records are accessed
- Technical barriers (access_denied) that deter casual bulk access
Room to grow
- Expanding the robots.txt file to disallow automated scrapers
What to ask for
Three low-cost steps that have worked in other counties to close gaps like this one:
1. Adding clear robots.txt rules that disallow automated scrapers
2. Updating the Terms of Use to prohibit automated access
3. Implementing a notification system that alerts residents when their records are accessed
The full playbook is What Counties Can Do.