Anger after Hastings Council mistakenly reveal hundreds of personal email addresses
There has been an angry response from hundreds of Hastings residents who have had their personal email address shared due to a Hastings Borough Council error.
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The mistake occurred in a letter sent out to remind people of an upcoming cancellation date for the green bin garden waste collection service.
The mail had used the CC (carbon copy) field so that the mails of more than 300 recipients were visible.
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Hide AdOne angry resident commented: “Great job. Now we know all 357 emails of people who use brown bins.” A number of others said they had contacted the council to complain about the data breach.