Answer this person and point out that it is not ok to mass-mail and just give out e-mail addresses to everyone. You can also mention about BCC and that you recommend to use it the future.
Then it is generally good practice writing personal e-mails.
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I agree that it is inappropriate to send out an email to many recipients without using the "BCC:" field. It is a well-known "Netiquette" issue, as it violates the privacy of all those recipients. But for a project administrator, not protecting his project members' privacy may be beyond bad etiquette. In the FTDNA Learning Center, there is a page for "Group Project Administrator Terms & Policies." Under item #4, part A, it says:
In particular, the personal data accessible only through the GAP, such as email addresses and/or other identifying or personal information, must not be shared with other members of theproject or with any other individual without the member’s express written consent.
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Sharing e-mail addresses without permission
Just got an e-mail - which included (I am substituting XXXX for the actual surname):
"Please join The XXXX Surname Project at FTDNA.
Please add people, and details for people already in the tree,
to our / your tree at
MyHeritage.com
Aidova website
The most reliable tree is: "
The "To" for who it was sent to includes over 6 rows of e-mail addresses - meaning all these people I do not know have now been given my e-mail address, as well as the information that I apparently have some connection to surname XXXX.
Do others agree that is inappropriate?
Is it officially against FTDNA policy - and if so, can somebody point out where to me - or is it actually officially allowed?
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