A glitch in one of Google's social networks exposed the personal data of hundreds of thousands of users between March 2015 and spring 2018.

A glitch in one of Google's social networks exposed the personal data of hundreds of thousands of users between March 2015 and spring 2018.
But the real scandal isn’t the breach itself, but rather Google’s response. The company failed to disclose the vulnerability and exposure for over six months. In response to the leak, Google has opted to shutter the affected Google+ social networking platform. In addition, Google has updated its privacy settings to give users more granular control over various aspects of their Google accounts.