People donating to the HSUS online need to be aware that the donation site web security is not up to standard. Those donating online have historically run the risk of having their personal information stored when the webpage is stored (cached) by sites like Google for archiving. This means that information excluding only the credit card information has run the risk of being cached and stored for viewing by anyone choosing to view a cached copy of the donation site, a sort of bad luck lottery. An example image for one such unlucky individual is attached at the end of this article as evidence. All identifying information has been blacked out to protect this innocent party.
Caching of personal information is a violation of PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliance security, for obvious reasons. It is unfortunate that an organization of such ample resources has a history of playing fast and loose with the financial safety of its donors.
HSUS Donation Page with Cached Personal Information
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PCI compliance information http://www.pcicomplianceguide.org/pcifaqs.php#1
Thanks for sharing this. Somebody dropped the ball here. Anyone with the google toolbar can easily view a cached webpage at any time.