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Google+ will shut down earlier than announced due to another API bug and possible data leak

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It looks like the ill-fated social network by Google simply can't catch a breath. After they announced its closure in October due to a security breach, being reportedly patched in March but only publicly acknowledged months later, another bug in Google+'s API was found which could lead to a second data leak, exposing private user information to anyone with the right tools and know-how. The issue was fixed within a week of it being found and users were alerted via a blog post, which also states that no third party has taken advantage of it, while there currently is no evidence of app developers gaining access to data they weren't allowed to see:
We’ve recently determined that some users were impacted by a software update introduced in November that contained a bug affecting a Google+ API. We discovered this bug as part of our standard and ongoing testing procedures and fixed it within a week of it being introduced. No third party compromised our systems, and we have no evidence that the app developers that inadvertently had this access for six days were aware of it or misused it in any way.
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This discovery has also prompted Google to shut down the affected API in 90 days from now and Google+ for consumers four months earlier than expected, that is in April 2019 instead of August of the same year.
With the discovery of this new bug, we have decided to expedite the shut-down of all Google+ APIs; this will occur within the next 90 days. In addition, we have also decided to accelerate the sunsetting of consumer Google+ from August 2019 to April 2019.
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Maluma said:
Sometimes I wish we could go back 10 years were the internet was still useful,but not to the extent that your whole life information was just waiting to get hacked away. Not a fan of the current technological climate.
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All information able to be leaked is only information you gave. ._. There is a very simply solution to this...
 
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Lilith Valentine said:
Well excuse me, Princess.
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I actually used G+ for the multi messenger app "Disa" for android. I only used it to keep up with the alpha channel .apk updates but man I never got a handle on how G+ actually works. It felt like a soul-less facebook... Which is saying a lot since I really dont have any warm feeling for facebook either LOL
 
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BORTZ said:
I actually used G+ for the multi messenger app "Disa" for android. I only used it to keep up with the alpha channel .apk updates but man I never got a handle on how G+ actually works. It felt like a soul-less facebook... Which is saying a lot since I really dont have any warm feeling for facebook either LOL
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I used it for like a week because Youtube forced me to have it. It wasn't the worst experience I've ever had, but I was bitter that I was forced to use it just to comment on videos. Google really fucked up when they tried to force a userbase instead of just allowing it to grow naturally.
 
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Ha I remember when Google+ first came out and all the press here in Scotland kept saying how it was going to destroy Facebook and all other social media sites. I was super excited to try it out and after about a minute of using it I came to the conclusion it was a pile of shit lol.
 
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Google+ was probably Google's greatest show of arrogance, even in face of its other arrogant moves.

The idea that they could force a social network onto people by bundling it into everything, shoving it into Youtube, forcing people to create profiles... only detail: Google+ sucks. It always did. But they still thought let's do this until it happens.

Good riddance.
 
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MarkDarkness said:
Google+ was probably Google's greatest show of arrogance, even in face of its other arrogant moves.

The idea that they could force a social network onto people by bundling it into everything, shoving it into Youtube, forcing people to create profiles... only detail: Google+ sucks. It always did. But they still thought let's do this until it happens.

Good riddance.
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you know what they say...
the devil you know.....

what you should be REALLY worried about it what they are going to do next
so what if they decide to make you use your real names on youtube now that G+ will be gone
this could turn out even worse

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I have never used google plus and it seems a lot of people didnt use it either haha. I recall it being forced on you via youtube but thats the only time i ever paid attention to it.

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You know i have been wondering that to and i hope that is the case.
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see above
 
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Made a couple of good friends..
A shame that the place is closing, really.
Google can program an ai yet they can't take care of a site. As for stats? 5 second sessions? Google, who makes those stats?
 
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