The BT Race to Infinity campaign, which is part of a nationwide survey to gauge how much demand there is for the operators fibre optic broadband internet access services (here), has been hit by yet another snafu after its PR firm (Porter Novelli) issued a mass email to the campaigns supporters using the CC field instead of BCC (hidden) and thus exposed everybody's private addresses.


Hundreds of those on the list have had their email addresses exposed, although it's by no means the first time that such a silly mistake has been made. Indeed BT ( PlusNet ) recently confirmed that, in contradiction to a court ordered requirement, they sent masses of personal details in an unencrypted format to the controversial anti-piracy solicitors firm ACS:Law .

The situation follows yet another screw-up last week after BT issued an email listing the top five locations in its campaign, which would make them front runners for a fibre optic broadband upgrade. However the areas were all in central London and the data was later said to have been sent in error (Note: London can expect almost total fibre optic broadband coverage by 2012). Credits to The Register .