County report card · Oregon
Lincoln County, Oregon
County portal uses an access restriction which deters automated access but may be bypassed by determined actors
- Population
- 51,212
- Portal
- Assessor & Recorder
- Portal vendor
- Not identified
What the audit checked
Four low-cost protections every online records portal can have. How we rate counties.
- robots.txtYes — permissive
- Terms of useSilent on automation
- Bot challengeAccess denied to automated clients
- Owner notificationUnknown
Portal audited: www.co.lincoln.or.us/157/Assessors-Office, helion.co.lincoln.or.us/DigitalResearchRoomPublic/Disclaimer?returnUrl=%2FDigitalResearchRoomPublic%2F, www.ormap.org/, ormap.net/, propertyweb.co.lincoln.or.us/Home
Doing well
- Technical barriers (access_denied) that deter casual bulk access
Room to grow
- Expanding the robots.txt file to disallow automated scrapers
- Updating the Terms of Use to prohibit automated access
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.