A computer bug compromised the privacy of personal data of Google Takeout users last November. On Tuesday, Google informed its users that a technical problem had allowed other users to access their personal photos and videos.
The Google Takeout tool made available by the American firm makes it possible to create duplicate files. It is thus possible to copy content from a Google account to save it elsewhere or use it with other software, outside the ecosystem of the Californian group.
"We have fixed the underlying problem"
The bug concerns photos and videos that would have been exported between November 21 and November 25. Users "may have received either incomplete archives or videos or photos that were not theirs," said a Google spokesperson. "We fixed the underlying problem and analyzed in depth what happened to prevent it from happening again. We are sorry. "
Less than 0.01% of users of Google's “Photos” software were affected, according to the 9to5Google site. But it can still represent thousands of people, knowing that Google Photos has a billion users, according to an article by Fast Company published in July.
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