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Linked – Let’s Encrypt Accidentally Leaks Customer Email Addresses

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute
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Let’s Encrypt is all about security. But it had a bit of a misstep recently.

In an email informing users of an update to its subscriber agreement, certificate authority Let’s Encrypt accidentally put the email addresses of other customers in the body of that email.

Trust no one. There might not be any company that can get security and privacy right, clearly. 😉

http://www.pcmag.com/news/345246/lets-encrypt-accidentally-leaks-customer-email-addresses

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