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UK Council Exposes Disabled Residents' Data in Email Blunder

The City of York Council in the UK accidentally revealed the personal data of hundreds of disabled residents through a single email. This blunder exposed sensitive information due to an error in sending the email to all recipients in the 'To' field instead of using BCC. The incident highlights a significant data protection failure by the local government body. AI

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