Council in UK's City of York outs hundreds of disabled residents with a single email blunder

The City of York Council in the UK exposed the email addresses of hundreds of disabled residents after failing to use the BCC function in a mass email. The blunder revealed the identities of Blue Badge holders to each other, compromising their privacy. The incident highlights ongoing risks of data breaches in public sector communications.

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