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Most of the blogs that I have subscribed to in the last five years are ones that I found through postings in G+ RPG communities. I'll probably be reading fewer blogs in the future, not more.This is admittedly selfish, but I kind of hope that this will force people to go back to blogs and forums like God intended.
Google exposed the private details of almost 500,000 Google+ users and then opted not to report the lapse, in part out of concern disclosure would trigger regulatory scrutiny and reputational damage, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday, citing people briefed on the matter and documents that discussed it. Shortly after the article was published, Google said it would close the Google+ social networking service to consumers.
The exposure was the result of a flaw in programming interfaces Google made available to developers of applications that interacted with users’ Google+ profiles, Google officials said in a post published after the WSJ report. From 2015 to March 2018, the APIs made it possible for developers to view profile information not marked as public, including full names, email addresses, birth dates, gender, profile photos, places lived, occupation, and relationship status. Data exposed didn’t include Google+ posts, messages, Google account data, phone numbers, or G Suite content. Some of the users affected included paying G Suite users.
Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai knew of the glitch and the decision not to publicly disclose it, the WSJ reported. Based on a two-week test designed to measure the impact of the API bugs before they were fixed, Google analysts believe that data for 496,951 users was improperly exposed.
Most of the blogs that I have subscribed to in the last five years are ones that I found through postings in G+ RPG communities. I'll probably be reading fewer blogs in the future, not more.
I'm not particularly drive to try a new social network. I'll likely not join any efforts to "migrate", instead just checking off one less thing to bother with.
What, The, and Fuck. That's not the sort of minor glitch that just slips through. That's a big fuckup at many levels.The exposure was the result of a flaw in programming interfaces Google made available to developers of applications that interacted with users’ Google+ profiles, Google officials said in a post published after the WSJ report. From 2015 to March 2018, the APIs made it possible for developers to view profile information not marked as public, including full names, email addresses, birth dates, gender, profile photos, places lived, occupation, and relationship status. Data exposed didn’t include Google+ posts, messages, Google account data, phone numbers, or G Suite content. Some of the users affected included paying G Suite users.
Full names, email addresses and birth dates isn’t good. But I think they also said there’s no evidence the vulnerability was exploited, so that’s a measure of comfort.
You can blame google for having goals other than being great for users, but I don’t think Facebook is any different. Actually, I think FB is worse because it deliberately tries to be addictive more than useful or even entertaining.
The Google post said analysts found no evidence the API bugs were actively exploited by developers. But the post also said that, to ensure privacy, the company destroys most Google+ logs after two weeks. According to the WSJ, an internal memo acknowledged there was no way to know.
Full names, email addresses and birth dates isn’t good. But I think they also said there’s no evidence the vulnerability was exploited, so that’s a measure of comfort.
You can blame google for having goals other than being great for users, but I don’t think Facebook is any different. Actually, I think FB is worse because it deliberately tries to be addictive more than useful or even entertaining.
I deactivated my FB about a month ago. I'm surprised at how much I'm not missing it ...I would have left Facebook a long time ago if I could get my friends and family to communicate in some other way.
All that. I'll miss the Fate Core, FAE, and ICONS communities, but I find it harder to communicate, given the format.Well I will mainly miss just the Fate Core G+ threads, as that's been a great place for Fate-centric ideas and conversations.
There are a few other RPG communities there that I occasionally access, but I won't particular miss them.
I find the nature of G+ threads is not as easily communal as dropping in to a forum like this, so I won't miss G+ that much.
What, The, and Fuck. That's not the sort of minor glitch that just slips through. That's a big fuckup at many levels.
How so? They shut the service down. That's about as much as a government can ask beyond a fine. They solved their problem.Yeah. Even worse than the screw up is Google and Sundar Pichai intentionally trying to hide the screw up because they were afraid of what the EU and U.S. DoJ and FTC would do. Now that the cat is out of the bag, Google and Sundar Pichai are in deep trouble.
How so? They shut the service down. That's about as much as a government can ask beyond a fine. They solved their problem.
What it sjshou remind everyone to do is lie like a dog as much as possible on any service asking you for information.What, The, and Fuck. That's not the sort of minor glitch that just slips through. That's a big fuckup at many levels.
But they didn't retain logs long-term (Which has it's advantages, to be fair), so they can't say for certain.Full names, email addresses and birth dates isn’t good. But I think they also said there’s no evidence the vulnerability was exploited, so that’s a measure of comfort.
Facebook's goal is to keep your eyes on Facebook, so they can show you adverts that companies have paid for. The cat pictures and diary functionality all serve that end; you are the product and not the customer.You can blame google for having goals other than being great for users, but I don’t think Facebook is any different. Actually, I think FB is worse because it deliberately tries to be addictive more than useful or even entertaining.
I can't say I think leaking my name address and email is truly significant. All of that is already out there. Given how little an issue seems to have been made of the Equifax leak I find this bordering on a non event as far as a company is concerned.They prevented future Google Plus data leaks, but that doesn't do anything about the data leak that already happened and the attempt to cover it up.
Ultimately I only care if my data is secure or not. If it was hacked or accidentally given doesn't change it's impact on me.At least Equifax were attacked. Google basically just gave the data to anyone who asked politely.
At least Equifax were attacked. Google basically just gave the data to anyone who asked politely.
I deactivated my FB about a month ago. I'm surprised at how much I'm not missing it ...