404 MediaJun 3, 2024

We obtained an internal database of employee-reported privacy incidents at Google that shows the huge breadth of data it has and the run-of-the-mill and spectacular ways it mishandles it all the time

https://www.404media.co/google-leak-reveals-thousands-of-privacy-incidents/

Google Leak Reveals Thousands of Privacy Incidents

An internal Google database obtained by 404 Media shows Google recording childrens' voices, saving license plates from Street View, and many other self-reported incidents, large and small.

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Show threadDouglas Kilpatrick
@404mediaco you're sensationalizing Google attempting to fix their mistakes. Nothing you listed shows some sort of systemic issue OTHER THAN HAVING THE DATA IN THE FIRST PLACE.
Jun 3, 2024 at 3:16pmTusky
Show threadlese muirJun 4, 2024
Now I know why the reaction for Apple recording unsuspecting patients' private sessions with doctors was so muted just like Google recording children using a dedicated kids' mode - these can all be written off long as they're trying to ~fix~ it 🧐