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thewayne'Cause computer security is hard!
Or maybe because people using email casually, without paying attention to what they're doing, are stupid?
The incident was revealed by newsletter writer Adam Ryan who shared screenshots of the original message from Parler about the “monumental new chapter,” explaining that they expected the acquisition to be complete by the end of the year and describing their VIP members as “an invaluable part of the Parler family and experience.”
The problem was, they sent it to all the VIP members using CC on the email rather than BCC.
OOPS!
One person replied, “Hi everyone! It’s a pleasure being doxxed with such a fine crew.”
https://fortune.com/2022/10/20/parler-doxxed-vip-members-announcing-kanye-west-takeover/
Or maybe because people using email casually, without paying attention to what they're doing, are stupid?
The incident was revealed by newsletter writer Adam Ryan who shared screenshots of the original message from Parler about the “monumental new chapter,” explaining that they expected the acquisition to be complete by the end of the year and describing their VIP members as “an invaluable part of the Parler family and experience.”
The problem was, they sent it to all the VIP members using CC on the email rather than BCC.
OOPS!
One person replied, “Hi everyone! It’s a pleasure being doxxed with such a fine crew.”
https://fortune.com/2022/10/20/parler-doxxed-vip-members-announcing-kanye-west-takeover/
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Date: 2022-10-22 12:10 am (UTC)Hugs, Jon