To ensure that one or several recipients in a group email cannot see the names or email addresses of other recipients, the most common and effective method is to use the Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) field when sending the email. Here’s how it works:
- Instead of putting recipients’ email addresses in the "To" or "Cc" fields, put all recipient addresses in the BCC field.
- When recipients receive the email, none of them will be able to see the email addresses of the other recipients.
- This method keeps the identity and email addresses of all recipients private, respecting their privacy and preventing any exposure of email addresses to the entire group.
This approach can be used in practically all common email platforms like Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo Mail, and others. In some clients, the BCC field might be hidden by default and can be enabled in the email composition options. Additionally, a common practice is to put one's own email address or "Undisclosed Recipients" in the "To" field to indicate that the message is sent to multiple recipients without revealing them. Using BCC is the standard and recommended way to send group emails without exposing recipients' names or addresses to each other, protecting their privacy and making the email appear as a personal message rather than a mass email.
