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Last week Google announced the existence of an API bug for Google+ that allowed third-party app developers to access the data of users who had granted permission, and their friends that hadn’t. Reports claim that up to 500,000 accounts could have potentially been affected, with up to 438 different third-party applications having had access to private information thanks to the bug. Users’ full names, email addresses, birth dates, gender, profile photos, locations, occupation and relationship status were potentially exposed in the breach.

 

Read the rest of this week’s tech news roundup here.

 
 
 

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

The best of our opinion and analysis on the big trends in global tech
 
Hired or fired? How data is helping to define the future of work

How will AI impact the enterprise -- who will actually lose their job and why and what will legislation do if anything?

 
 
Sophos CISO maintains his sense of balance despite distractions

Ross McKerchar sees the benefits and challenges of defending one of the world’s best-known security vendors

 
 
Workforce planning in the mega merger ecosystem

Why today’s consolidation and mergers make workforce planning even more important

 
 
How technology is making space exploration a reality

Technology has changed considerably since the high of the space race, so what’s enabling those new discoveries and achievements to keep being made?

 
 
Where should the CISO sit in the leadership team?

Now that cybersecurity is a top strategic priority for businesses, where should the CISO sit within the leadership team?

 
 
What does 5G mean for business?

With such a game-changing technology edging closer towards mainstream roll-out, how will 5G impact European organizations?

 
 
 
 
 

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