⚙️ DevOps & Platform Eng

Why PII Keeps Leaking into Test Data — And the Brutal Fix That Stopped It

You've copied prod data for tests, right? Then watched real emails slip into git. Here's the cynical vet's take on what finally killed that leak for good.

CLI tool scanning code for PII leaks in redacted test fixtures during CI build

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • Fail CI builds on PII patterns — reviews are too late. 𝕏
  • Build local CLIs for deterministic scans, no cloud dependency. 𝕏
  • This hints at broader data provenance crises in AI pipelines. 𝕏
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Originally reported by Dev.to

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