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ESRB - Big Whoops on Real ID 07.13.2010 by Nocturne
I'm sure we are now all familiar with Blizzard's recent Real ID implementation and retraction. The ESRB and their "privacy online" program is dedicated to keeping one's information private and received many complaints upon Blizzard's announcement. But just how private is it? In an "ironic twist," the ESRB rep hit "reply all" with their corporate response to the 1000+ complaint letters they received upon Blizzard's announcement, effectively revealing the entire list to all respondents. If you were one of the lucky letter-senders who cares about their address privacy, it may be time to change your e-mail.
Ben Gilbert (1)
In a stupefyingly ironic turn of events this evening, it appears that the Entertainment Software Ratings Board has revealed the entire list of email addresses of people who appealed to the ESA's rating group over Blizzard's recently proposed and then retracted Real ID implementation. According to our World of Warcraft-focused sister site WoW.com, the ESRB issued a response letter to the nearly 1,000 folks who had emailed with complaints about Blizzard's decision -- unfortunately, it seems that rather than hide everyone's email addresses, someone hit "reply all."
We've dropped the letter itself beyond the break, which, as WoW.com points out, concludes with a statement espousing the ESRB's "Privacy Online" program. Whoops! All that said, mistakes will happen from time to time -- unlike Blizzard, though, the ESRB can't simply take this back.
Take a look at the full article on Joystiq.com.
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wigg55
07.14.2010
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| would you like a side of epic to go with that fail? | |
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07.14.2010
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| Epic fail. | |
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07.13.2010
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| haha, that is epic! | |
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07.13.2010
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| Lol....that is just amazing. Privacy ftw, or not. | |
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07.13.2010
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| AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! | |
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