Guide to Safe Emailing &
Email Etiquette
I created this page in 2008 after repeated problems with email viruses, spam and other security issues that disrupted my work and took considerable time and expense to resolve. In many cases, the cause was the same: mass emails that exposed recipients' email addresses to everyone on the mailing list.
Even if you take sensible precautions to protect your computer, your email address can still be compromised if someone includes it in the To or Cc field of a mass email. As these messages are forwarded and redistributed, email addresses can easily end up in the wrong hands, leading to spam, phishing attempts, malware and other security risks.
Imagine if we routinely printed all our friends' home addresses on the outside of Christmas cards for everyone to see. Publicly sharing email addresses can be even more harmful, as it risks people's privacy, security and online safety.
Moreover, since 2018, unnecessarily disclosing other people's email addresses in this way breached data protection law.
SAFE MASS EMAILING - REMEMBER BCC!
When sending a message to multiple recipients, never place everyone's email addresses in the To or Cc fields, where they are visible to all recipients.
Instead, use the Bcc (Blind Carbon Copy) field. It works in the same way as Cc, but keeps recipients' email addresses private. Each person sees only their own email address and the sender's, helping to protect everyone's privacy and reducing the risk of unwanted spam, scams and other misuse.
Thank you for visiting. I hope this page encourages safer emailing and helps protect the privacy of everyone on your mailing list.
Julia ~ Manchesterenglishtutor.co.uk
