I always advise against displaying email names and addresses in this way.
Whilst Council exhibitions may be not very sensitive, I would not be happy
as by inference, they may use it for less innocuous purposes.
It also provides the potential for someone to gather 1000 probably working
email addresses for spamming.
I for one would be requesting my removal from mailing lists that do not
directly concern my reason for giving the address in the first place.
May I ask the council name?
Simon Howarth.
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Sent: 18 October 2006 13:57
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Subject: [data-protection] Councils using cc lists for a mailing
I've seen the following report on Usenet, somewhat [redacted] to protect
the guilty, what do people think?
>I filled in the online consultation for the [high profile County
>Council planning proposal] and supplied my email address to be kept
>informed of progress. I have just had an email from the county council
>informing me of a series of public exhibitions.
>
>All well and good but the email was sent directly with the list of
>almost 1,000 people in the To: field, not as a BCC:. A quick glance at
>the list reveals [several local people I recognise]. Can they do this?
>Surely basic data protection prevents them broadcasting my email
>address to all and sundry.
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Roland Perry
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