WHOOPS!
The New York Times sent out an email to all of its active vendors and freelancers about updated privacy policies and accidentally including everyone in the CC field instead of the BCC field. Now the people on the list keep hitting reply all and it’s getting out of hand:
https://twitter.com/derektmuller/status/1000166063252783105
This is amazing: the New York Times sent out a GDPR update to all its vendors, but anyone can reply to the email list. It has turned into a reply-allpocalypse ???
— Ben Thompson (@benthompson) May 26, 2018
Omg @nytimes sent the freelancers privacy notice and people can REPLY ALL TO ALL OF US
— Eliel Cruz (@elielcruz) May 26, 2018
The NYT sent an email about their privacy policy to everyone who has written for them, but they forgot to put us all on bcc. I'm now on a non-stop loop of people replying with questions and 10 more replying asking everyone to stop hitting "Reply All." My Friday night's complete.
— Cindy Otis (@CindyOtis_) May 26, 2018
I now have the personal email addresses of world famous historians, artists, an ambassador, musicians, and more. Who should I start spamming first?
— Cindy Otis (@CindyOtis_) May 26, 2018
UPDATE: Someone made the obvious joke about the email vs. privacy and someone hit "Reply All" to inform us that the joke made them "chortle." So we're at that stage of Reply All Hell.
— Cindy Otis (@CindyOtis_) May 26, 2018
The privacy breach is bringing people together!
Someone just suggested everyone on the email meet up for a drink. Not sure how this is going to happen since we all appear to be in different parts of the world, but I'm pretty sure this is the start of a Rom Com plot line.
— Cindy Otis (@CindyOtis_) May 26, 2018
Oh my gosh! It's going to happen! Two people in Dallas are going to meet up! I need to get to Dallas immediately to observe this.
— Cindy Otis (@CindyOtis_) May 26, 2018
More jokes:
Can confirm: @peterjukes hit "Reply All" to tell everyone who has hit "Reply All" that he will prosecute everyone for invading his privacy. I'm not a lawyer, but since I have yet to reply, does that mean I can prosecute him for invading my privacy with threats of prosecution?
— Cindy Otis (@CindyOtis_) May 26, 2018
Now people are replying with things that aren't funny. If you're going to clutter my inbox on a Friday night, I expect you to be FUNNY!
— Cindy Otis (@CindyOtis_) May 26, 2018
Keep it up, guys!
We've now reached the "don't reply all" reply all messages in this @nytimes vendor fiasco pic.twitter.com/HzOPqAPUMG
— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) May 26, 2018
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