I recently needed a solution to a WordPress problem. A google search led me to an exchange on www.remarpro.com, that had a solution. The dev had asked the user to post if the solution worked. The user had not yet replied, so I posted a quick note that the solution worked, the tool I used, and a thanks to the dev. A small addition to a forum, hopefully of use to someone.
It was then with horror that I saw that www.remarpro.com was posting my COMPLETE EMAIL ADDRESS above my post. Name, domain, and TLD.
- The ‘at’ and period are missing, but the email address is easily deducible.
- I did not pro-actively enter my email address to be used as a displayed data item.
- My account is from 2010, I notice that newer usernames seem to be dropping the TLD.
Even though I have now created a new account, and will never use the old account again; it is unconscionable that at some point the IT team at wordress.org thought is a good idea to post everyone’s email address on their website. It is not just poor judgment. It is a violation of trust between you and your users.
