また同社は個人情報漏えいを招いたこのバグについて、どのグーグルプラスアカウントが影響を受けたかを確認することはできず、ある分析によると最大で50万件ものアカウントが被害対象となった恐れもあると発表 (「グーグルプラス」終了へ、最大50万件の個人情報漏えいも認める ＡＦＰ＝時事 10/9(火) 5:04配信 YAHOO!JAPAN）
Google+ software glitch reportedly may have exposed user data from CNBC.
Google exposed the personal information of hundreds of thousands of users of its Google+ social network, the company announced in a blog post this morning. The news, originally reported by The Wall Street Journal ahead of Google’s announcement, means that Google+ profile information like name, email address, occupation, gender, and age were exposed, even when that data was listed as private and not public. （Google hid major Google+ security flaw that exposed users’ personal information By Nick Statt@nickstatt Oct 8, 2018, 1:27pm EDT THE VERGE)
参考
- 「グーグルプラス」終了へ、最大50万件の個人情報漏えいも認める (ＡＦＰ＝時事 10/9(火) 5:04配信 YAHOO!JAPAN 504コメント）
- Google hid major Google+ security flaw that exposed users’ personal information （By Nick Statt@nickstatt Oct 8, 2018, 1:27pm EDT THE VERGE)
- Google did not disclose security bug because it feared regulation, says report (Jillian D’Onfro | @jillianiles Published 6 Hours Ago Updated 9 Mins Ago, CNBC)
- Google Plus Shutting Down Wochit News 2018/10/08 に公開
