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Author:  pcernie [ Wed Sep 02, 2015 2:03 pm ]
Post subject:  London HIV clinic accidentally reveals hundreds of patients
London HIV clinic accidentally reveals hundreds of patients' identities | Technology | The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2 ... 0-patients

I'm not even sure how that happens :?
Author:  davrosG5 [ Wed Sep 02, 2015 3:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: London HIV clinic accidentally reveals hundreds of patients
It looks suspiciously like they used the CC instead of the BCC field or clicked on the wrong button in their bulk e-mail client. Doh!
Author:  l3v1ck [ Thu Sep 03, 2015 7:51 am ]
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It's like a Monty Python script
'I'm positive, and so's my wife.'
Author:  Spreadie [ Thu Sep 03, 2015 8:02 am ]
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davrosG5 wrote:
It looks suspiciously like they used the CC instead of the BCC field or clicked on the wrong button in their bulk e-mail client. Doh!

It was a regular newsletter - people get used to routine and can quickly forget the importance/sensitivity of the data they are handling .
Author:  pcernie [ Thu Sep 03, 2015 2:16 pm ]
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With much less seriousness, Tesco have emailed a bunch of their existing customers saying welcome to Tesco... There needs to be better checks and balances when it comes to databases/emails, and clearly nobody is bothering.
Author:  davrosG5 [ Thu Sep 03, 2015 3:44 pm ]
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pcernie wrote:
With much less seriousness, Tesco have emailed a bunch of their existing customers saying welcome to Tesco... There needs to be better checks and balances when it comes to databases/emails, and clearly nobody is bothering.

I got one of those yesterday and and a follow up apology e-mail today.
Author:  jonlumb [ Thu Sep 03, 2015 3:52 pm ]
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I remember getting one of those from a software development outfit who really should have known better. The problem was compounded by the number of people who then hit Reply All to complain about it.
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