Why black out the company name? Confidentiality notices at the bottom of emails aren't legally binding, especially when it's an unsolicited email from a company you have no relationship with.
This was addressed directly within the linked blog post:
> In my tweet and here in my blog post I redact the name of the company. I most probably have the right to tell you who they are, but I still prefer to not. (Especially if I manage to land a profitable business contract with them.)
>Why black out the company name? Confidentiality notices at the bottom of emails aren't legally binding, especially when it's an unsolicited email from a company you have no relationship with.
> In my tweet and here in my blog post I redact the name of the company. I most probably have the right to tell you who they are, but I still prefer to not. (Especially if I manage to land a profitable business contract with them.)