Google has announced that some Google Photos users' private videos have been mistakenly sent to strangers. The company stated that this was due to a technical issue on the Google Takeout platform, which allowed users to download their personal data , from November 21-25. As a result of this error, it was stated that some users received private videos that did not belong to them.
According to the news on 9to5Google , the issue was fixed after five days. It was stated that in this process, less than 0.01 percent of Google Photos benefiting from Takeout also affected the problem.
However, it should be noted that Google Photos has more than 1 billion existing users . This means that even a very small percentage represents a considerably large group of users. In the email he sends to users from Google, he does not neglect to apologize for what happened.
In the statement made by the company to 9to5Google, the following statements are stated: “We are informing our users about this problem affecting those who downloaded their content on Google Photos with Google Takeout between 21-25 November. Due to this problem, some of our users may have taken some videos that are not theirs. We have made the necessary corrections and analyzes to prevent such a situation from recurring. We are extremely sorry for what happened. ”
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