A
Simple Email Error That Could
Make You A Law Breaker.
Mailing
Lists & Privacy Breaches
Have
you ever received a message
which shows the names and email
addresses of everyone to whom
the message was sent?
If
this list was sent by a government
department or business, they
have probably breached privacy
legislation by distributing
this list of addresses.
I
once received a message from
a firm of solicitors about a
bogus virus warning. This email
had the names and email addresses
of the senders clients, colleagues,
professional organisations,
family, etc. contained in it.
Potentially quite a serious
breach of privacy, caused by
a slip of the mouse.
It's
easy to fix this problem when
sending mail.
To
ensure that people DON'T
see the other addresses, put
the addresses into the BCC
(Blind Carbon Copy) field.
It's
a simple thing - but one that
has the potential to cause embarrassment
(and potential legal action)
if you get it wrong.
BE
AWARE THAT:
ALL
of the addresses you put into
the TO: or CC: fields of your
email program will be visible
to EVERYONE who receives
the message.
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