https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-47962405
this is fuckin perfectA government department responsible for data protection laws has shared the contact details of hundreds of journalists.
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport emailed more than 300 recipients in a way that allowed their addresses to be seen by other people. The email - seen by the BBC - contained a press release about age-checks for adult websites.
Digital Minister Margot James said the incident was "embarrassing". She added: "It was an error and we're evaluating at the moment whether that was a breach of data protection law."
In the email sent on Wednesday, the department said new rules would offer "robust data protection conditions", adding: "Government has listened carefully to privacy concerns." A DCMS Spokesperson said: "In sending a news release to journalists an administrative, human error meant email addresses could be seen by others. DCMS takes data privacy extremely seriously and we apologise to those affected."
It is the second time this month a government department has made a mistake of this kind.