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first of all google+, a social network wannabe trying to copy, challenge and unseat faecesbook, is flawed, hardly popular, and a sham. ends up with only hundreds of thousands of followers (mostly google employees, family and friends cajoled and coerced to test the platform), not even millions. started by an ah neh executive at google. google is now confirmed going total retard with ah nehs running the shitshow.
Google reportedly exposed data of hundreds of thousands of Google+ users
Richard Nieva, 10:21 am PDT, Monday, October 8, 2018
This article, Google reportedly exposed data of hundreds of thousands of Google+ users, originally appeared on CNET.com.
A vulnerability in the Google+ social network exposed the personal data of "hundreds of thousands" of people using the site between 2015 and March 2018, according to a report Monday by the Wall Street Journal.
But the company did not disclose the glitch because it didn't want to invite regulatory scrutiny from lawmakers, the Journal said. Google found no evidence of data misuse. Still, as part of the response to the incident, Google is planning to shut down the social network permanently, the Journal said.
Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The news comes as Silicon Valley companies have been increasingly scrutinized for their data collection practices. Facebook brought the issue to the forefront in March after its Cambridge Analytica scandal, in which a UK-based digital consultancy harvested data on 87 million Facebook users without their permission.
Google has already drawn controversy over its data collection practices. In July, the company was criticized after reports that employees for a third-party email app could read our emails if we integrated those apps with our Gmail account. Google was hammered again a month later, when the Associated Press revealed the company was tracking users' locations even after they'd turned off their phones' location history setting.
Last month, Google Chief Privacy Officer Keith Enright — alongside representatives from other tech and telecom giants including Apple, Amazon and AT&T — testified before the Senate on privacy practices in Silicon Valley. Google CEO Sundar Pichai reportedly is expected to take the hot seat in another congressional hearing after the US midterm elections in November.
Google reportedly exposed data of hundreds of thousands of Google+ users
Richard Nieva, 10:21 am PDT, Monday, October 8, 2018
This article, Google reportedly exposed data of hundreds of thousands of Google+ users, originally appeared on CNET.com.
A vulnerability in the Google+ social network exposed the personal data of "hundreds of thousands" of people using the site between 2015 and March 2018, according to a report Monday by the Wall Street Journal.
But the company did not disclose the glitch because it didn't want to invite regulatory scrutiny from lawmakers, the Journal said. Google found no evidence of data misuse. Still, as part of the response to the incident, Google is planning to shut down the social network permanently, the Journal said.
Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The news comes as Silicon Valley companies have been increasingly scrutinized for their data collection practices. Facebook brought the issue to the forefront in March after its Cambridge Analytica scandal, in which a UK-based digital consultancy harvested data on 87 million Facebook users without their permission.
Google has already drawn controversy over its data collection practices. In July, the company was criticized after reports that employees for a third-party email app could read our emails if we integrated those apps with our Gmail account. Google was hammered again a month later, when the Associated Press revealed the company was tracking users' locations even after they'd turned off their phones' location history setting.
Last month, Google Chief Privacy Officer Keith Enright — alongside representatives from other tech and telecom giants including Apple, Amazon and AT&T — testified before the Senate on privacy practices in Silicon Valley. Google CEO Sundar Pichai reportedly is expected to take the hot seat in another congressional hearing after the US midterm elections in November.
