Editing E3 (section)

====Data leak====
On August 3, 2019, it was found that an unsecured list of personal attendee data was publicly accessible from the ESA's site. The list contained the information of over 2,000 people, most of them being the press and social media influencers that had attended E3 2019. ESA removed the list after it was found, and apologized for allowing the information to become public.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dring |first=Christopher |date=August 3, 2019 |title=E3 accidentally leaks personal details of journalists, YouTubers and analysts |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-08-03-e3-accidentally-leaks-personal-details-of-journalists-youtubers-and-analysts |access-date=August 5, 2019 |work=[[GamesIndustry.biz]] |archive-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805040253/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-08-03-e3-accidentally-leaks-personal-details-of-journalists-youtubers-and-analysts |url-status=live }}</ref> However, using similar techniques to access the 2019 data, users found similar data for over 6,000 attendees of past E3 events still available on user-authenticated portions of their website; these too were subsequently pulled by the ESA once notified.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gera |first=Emily |date=August 5, 2019 |title=E3 organisers previously leaked over 6000 more names |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/08/06/e3-organisers-previously-leaked-over-6000-more-names/ |access-date=August 5, 2019 |work=[[Rock Paper Shotgun]] |archive-date=August 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806004753/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/08/06/e3-organisers-previously-leaked-over-6000-more-names/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A number of journalists on the lists reported that they were subsequently harassed and had received death threats due to their private information being released as part of the leak.<ref>{{cite web |last=Robinson |first=Andy |date=August 5, 2019 |title=E3 organiser 'sorry' for media leak ahead of potential legal action |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/e3-organiser-sorry-for-media-leak-ahead-of-potential-legal-action/ |access-date=January 13, 2020 |work=[[Video Games Chronicle]] |archive-date=December 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223000712/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/e3-organiser-sorry-for-media-leak-ahead-of-potential-legal-action/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Ahead of E3 2020, the ESA stated they were taking stricter security measures to protect the privacy of those registering for E3 as a result of the leak.<ref>{{cite web |last=Alexander |first=Julia |date=January 30, 2020 |title=E3 organizer says it's tightened security after accidentally doxxing thousands of attendees |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/30/21115499/e3-2020-journalist-information-leak-youtube-twitch-security-doxx-vulnerability |access-date=January 30, 2020 |work=[[The Verge]] |archive-date=January 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131072530/https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/30/21115499/e3-2020-journalist-information-leak-youtube-twitch-security-doxx-vulnerability |url-status=live }}</ref> ESA president Stanley Pierre-Louis stated they plan to collect less data from attendees and take measures such as securing the data on separate servers to avoid this type of leak from occurring again.<ref>{{cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Caty |date=February 13, 2020 |title=The President of The ESA On The Waning of Big Names at E3, Winning Back Media's Trust, and More |url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/the-president-of-the-esa-on-the-waning-of-big-names-at-e3-winning-back-medias-trust-and-more |access-date=February 13, 2020 |work=[[USGamer]] |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308131948/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/the-president-of-the-esa-on-the-waning-of-big-names-at-e3-winning-back-medias-trust-and-more |url-status=dead }}</ref>