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UK ICO publishes guidance on sending personal data in bulk emails

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Misuse of the blind copy email function features consistently in list of top 10 non-cyber breaches.

On August 30, 2023 the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published new guidance to help organizations understand the law and good practice around protecting personal information when using the blind carbon copy (BCC) function to send bulk emails. This follows a catalogue of business errors earlier this year.

Last month the