Andrew Stirling wrote: > Got this email from The Register > "Hello, > This morning the name and email address you used to register for The > Register was mistakenly sent to 3,521 individuals, also readers of > The Register. > We've contacted them asking them to delete the email and respect your > privacy. > We are of course terribly sorry for this error and have reported > ourselves to the ICO. Our initial statement is here: > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/24/email_blunder/ > " > & > "The two-stage send process that is the norm for all of our mailers was > over-looked because someone was in a hurry." > > Do you think the 'someone' had a pointy beard? > > ICO = Information Commissioner's Office > > So far I'm aware of this year > play.com who insisted I gave them a email in order to buy a game got hacked. > My ISP sent an email out to all the subscribers of the server I use. > Unfortunately instead of using BCC they used CC. > Now this.
Hi Andrew, Yep, bunch of dorkises. Ad hominem name I just made up. -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
