County report card · Ohio
Warren County, Ohio
County portal uses Cloudflare bot detection which deters automated access but may be bypassed by determined actors
- Population
- 256,059
- 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 challengeCloudflare bot detection
- Owner notificationUnknown
Portal audited: www.warrencountyrecorder.com/SearchInfo.aspx, tapestry.fidlar.com, auditor.warrencountyohio.gov/, www.co.warren.oh.us/treasurer/, www.co.warren.oh.us/warrengis/, ohwarren.fidlar.com/OHWarren/AvaWeb/
Doing well
- Technical barriers (cloudflare) 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.