Email errors are still a thing. Here’s an apology by Tokyo Tech to 10,000 of its currently enrolled students:
A file containing personal information of currently enrolled Tokyo Tech students was attached mistakenly to an email sent on the afternoon of June 28 to presently enrolled regular-course students.
The email in question was an announcement regarding the Career Consultation Session hosted by the Student Support Center’s Student Success Support Section at Tokyo Tech. The attached file, which is used to set up destination email addresses for students, contained personal information of approximately 10,000 currently enrolled Tokyo Tech students, including their names and email addresses. Due to erroneous operation of the Web System for Students and Faculty, the file was sent unintendedly to currently enrolled students with valid email addresses. Although the file did not include residing addresses or dates of birth, Tokyo Tech is making every effort to keep the contents of the file private in the interest of protecting our students.
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