Some Google Photos videos in backups were sent to strangers in November
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Re: Some Google Photos videos in backups were sent to strangers in November
#2aaaaaahhhhhhhhh
Re: Some Google Photos videos in backups were sent to strangers in November
#3Now that's spicy. Were people receiving random videos? Was this being targeted to retrieve videos of specific users through an exploit?
Re: Some Google Photos videos in backups were sent to strangers in November
#4How does this happen? I realize it's a small percentage, but this is one of the first tests you build. Even 1 photo (not to mention this is regarding videos) should never make it to another non-authenticated user. This is a massive mistake.
Re: Some Google Photos videos in backups were sent to strangers in November
#5This is big, and has GDPR fine written all over it. And I'm sure this will not be the last time we hear about this.
Also, very curious to learn more of the technical details down the road?
Re: Some Google Photos videos in backups were sent to strangers in November
#6Now that's spicy. Were people receiving random videos? Was this being targeted to retrieve videos of specific users through an exploit?
The wording suggests random, or at least from the end user pov.
This is a catastrophic issue and it's terrible Google have sat on this for so long.
Re: Some Google Photos videos in backups were sent to strangers in November
#7Don't store your private information in the cloud unencrypted. Caching bugs frequently leak unintended data.
Re: Some Google Photos videos in backups were sent to strangers in November
#8Interesting that the bug was in Takeout, which might have a fair amount of privacy concerned users that were trying to leave Google. Guessing some caching or "generate a unique url" type bug.
Re: Some Google Photos videos in backups were sent to strangers in November
#9How does this happen? I realize it's a small percentage, but this is one of the first tests you build. Even 1 photo (not to mention this is regarding videos) should never make it to another non-authenticated user. This is a massive mistake.
They had one job!
Re: Some Google Photos videos in backups were sent to strangers in November
#10Google respects your data just as much as Facebook does.