Blind Copy

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Blind Copy

A copy of a letter or e-mail sent to a person without the knowledge of the primary recipient. In e-mail, blind copy is represented on the "bcc" line.

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For example, if the blind copy was to the attorney or the client, the e-mail might be covered by attorney-client privilege.

Courting trouble: to reduce liability, companies must know how to manage electronic records and how to respond to electronic discovery requests

When people send e-mails as a blind copy (BCC), there are few things more frustrating for that person than to have someone reply to all recipients, revealing the BCC.

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Her little section on the destructive effects of email on organizational culture is essential reading, although some may feel that that calling the "blind copy" address function a "software stiletto" and quoting one of the leading team gurus as saying "if business ethics means anything to an organization, it should surely disable the blind copy field," may be a bit overboard.