Why This Vulnerability Could Have Been So Bad
Obviously, any vulnerability online needs to be treated as a priority. After all, leaked personal information like email address can be used for a number of nefarious purposes, the least of which could end up costing individuals and businesses a lot of money.
Still, this breach from Google could have had much larger implications, given the types of content posted on the platform. With activist and whistleblowers consistently using it to call out injustice, a simple leak of their anonymous details could lead to far worse than online consequeces.
Suffice to say, it’s a good thing Google was able to patch this problem before any damage was done, even if it did take a few months.
