Google Hangouts bug sends messages to the wrong people

We're hearing from tipsters and a number of other sources, including Google's own Product Forums, that a bug is causing some Google Hangouts messages to be sent to the wrong recipients. A few awkward situations have already ensued, according to TechCrunch, such as internal company communications being sent to ex-employees. The privacy bug seems to crop up when users of the old Google Talk platform try to connect with users who have migrated to the newer Hangouts service, so it sounds like it could be a transitional thing. Meanwhile, some of us here at Engadget are experiencing the more fundamental (though thankfully less embarrassing) problem of not being able to log onto Hangouts in the first place.

[Thanks, Boris]

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Source: Google Product Forums, TechCrunch