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Computing website apologises for data gaffe

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Dissent

John Oates reports:

Venerable tech mag Computing has apologised to readers who clicked on a link in a marketing email only to find a completed form filled with someone else’s account details.

The email offered readers who filled in the survey the chance to win an Aston Martin track day. However, it appears that all the readers who filled in the form got something special – other readers’ contact details.

[…]

Other readers noted that if you hit refresh then the page showed a different user’s account details. Data included name, address, job title, company size and sector along with email and phone details.

The mag sent out a further email claiming the link mistakenly sent readers to a test account. It blamed an unforeseen error.

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