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Google+ leaks over 50 million users' data, shutting early now

Google+ leaks over 50 million users' data, shutting early now
Written by Shubham Sharma
Dec 11, 2018, 11:55 am 2 min read
Google+ leaks over 50 million users' data, shutting early now

Google's failed social media service Google+ has suffered another data leak. The site has exposed data of as many as 52.5 million users and is now shutting down sooner than it was supposed to. The issue, as Google said, was triggered by a bug in one of its Application Program Interface (APIs), but has now been patched. Here are the details.

Issue
How the data was exposed?

In a recent blog post, Google revealed that a recent software update for their systems also introduced a bug into Google+ APIs. The vulnerability was detected during the company's internal testing in November and was found to be providing access to private profile information of users to apps and their developers. Within a week of detection, the company was able to fix it.

Information exposed
What kind of information was exposed?

Google confirmed that the API bug exposed information that had been kept private on the affected profiles. This included data like name, email address, occupation, age, and content shared by other Google+ users, but not passwords. Google is still investigating the matter but has confirmed that no evidence shows developers misused or were even aware of the information they had access to.

Impact
Now, Google+ will shut sooner

Back in October, Google revealed a similar bug and confirmed that Google+ will shut down for good in August 2019. But now, with the latest case, the company has expedited the process and will be shutting down the service in April itself. Notably, it has also announced plans to shut down access to all Google+ APIs within the next 90 days.

Google+ Enterprise
However, the enterprise version of Google+ will continue

As Google continues to investigate the exposure, it has reiterated Google+ will continue to operate as an enterprise product for companies. "We understand that our ability to build reliable products that protect your data drives user trust," David Thacker, Google's project management VP told its enterprise customers. "We have always taken this seriously, and we continue to invest in our privacy programs."

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Editor with over five years of experience in covering all things science, consumer tech, space tech, AI, infosec, and business. A commerce graduate from University of Lucknow. I have been handling Tech beat at NewsBytes since 2018.
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