Google+ shutting down after users' data is exposed
Google is shutting down much of its social network, Google+, after user data was left exposed. It said a bug in its software meant information that people believed was private had been accessible by third parties. Google said up to 500,000 users had been affected.
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the company knew about the issue in March but did not disclose it. The WSJ quoted an internal Google memo that said doing so would draw "immediate regulatory interest".
In a statement, the firm said the issue was not serious enough to inform the public. "Our Privacy and Data Protection Office reviewed this issue, looking at the type of data involved, whether we could accurately identify the users to inform, whether there was any evidence of misuse, and whether there were any actions a developer or user could take in response. None of these thresholds were met here."
Also at The Verge, Engadget, and CNBC.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 09 2018, @05:59AM (2 children)
The real failure is that Google cannot be trusted with anything of importance, and people who have followed Google's behavior pattern of abandoning projects know this is true.
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So the REAL failure is the loss of credibility -- Google is as trustworthy as a crack whore.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Freeman on Tuesday October 09 2018, @04:34PM
I dunno, seems like they've had pretty stable google mail and google search services.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 2) by Dr Spin on Tuesday October 09 2018, @09:05PM
But the corresponding success is that the EU will not have any budget deficit in the foreseable future.
Warning: Opening your mouth may invalidate your brain!