Google Contractor Used Admin Access To Leak Info From Private Nintendo YouTube Video (404media.co) 12
A Google contractor used admin privileges to access private information from Nintendo's YouTube account about an upcoming Yoshi game in 2017, which later made its way to Reddit before Nintendo announced the game, according to a copy of an internal Google database detailing potential privacy and security incidents obtained by 404 Media. From the report: The news provides more clarity on how exactly a Redditor, who teased news of the new Yoshi game, which was later released as Yoshi's Crafted World in 2019, originally obtained their information. A screenshot in the Reddit post shows a URL that starts with www.admin.youtube.com, which is a Google corporate login page. "Google employee deliberately leaked private Nintendo information," the entry in the database reads. The database obtained by 404 Media includes privacy and security issues that Google's own employees reported internally.
You gave them access and now surprised they snoop? (Score:2)
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That's why Google hates having staff.
Re:You gave them access and now surprised they sno (Score:4, Insightful)
You know the only thing it hates more than the staff? The users.
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Hey, that's me!
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Google also hates to be evil. Unfortunately, just like staff and users, it's unavoidable.
Well duh. (Score:2)
Free video hosting isn't profitable and selling user data has always been Google's business model. This was bound to happen.
It looks to me that when Google can't legally sell the data, they still sell the data. I don't believe this was a rogue employee. It's just not plausible. Google has been selling private data for decades. Their employee sold private data and we're supposed to imagine its completely unrelated.
Captain Brin: I'm shocked! Shocked to find that the selling of user data is goi
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Because even the least little Google contractor, like even the overworked and underpaid [vice.com] ones, are completely loyal to the company and would never even dream of stooping to such a thing, of course.
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In theory there is carrot n stick going on to keep admins inline.
If the pay and work environment isn't a sufficient carrot then the potential 20 years in federal prison for hacking should be a good stick.
Find the Real Leaker (Score:2)
They hire only the best (Score:2)
Such as admins who release screenshots with admin urls and will risk their employment just to spoil the reveal of a game of all things.