[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #49858: REST API exposed user data

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#49858: REST API exposed user data
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 Reporter:  vinit86                   |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)              |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:
Component:  REST API                  |     Version:  4.7
 Severity:  normal                    |  Resolution:  worksforme
 Keywords:  has-privacy-review close  |     Focuses:  rest-api
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Changes (by TimothyBlynJacobs):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => worksforme
 * version:   => 4.7
 * component:  General => REST API
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review =>


Comment:

 Yep @knutsp is correct, this is only info that would already be public in
 a standard WordPress install.

 Additionally, it only exposes that data for users that have authored posts
 that appear in the REST API.

 See also #49110.

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