Google Faces Scrutiny Over Internal Database Leak Exposing Privacy Incidents

A newly leaked internal database has revealed thousands of previously unknown privacy incidents at Google over the past six years. This information, first reported by tech outlet 404 Media, highlights a range of privacy issues affecting a broad user base, including children, car owners, and even video-game giant Nintendo. 

The authenticity of the leaked database was confirmed by Google to Engadget. However, Google stated that many of these incidents were related to third-party services or were not significant concerns. “At Google, employees can quickly flag potential product issues for review by the relevant teams. The reports obtained by 404 are from over six years ago and are examples of these flags — every one was reviewed and resolved at that time. In some cases, these employee flags turned out not to be issues at all or were issues that employees found in third party services,” a company spokesperson explained. 

Despite some incidents being quickly fixed or affecting only a few individuals, 404 Media’s Joseph Cox noted that the database reveals significant mismanagement of personal, sensitive data by one of the world’s most powerful companies. 

One notable incident involved a potential security issue where a gov

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