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March 4, 2019 08:05 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/9nI-mh9eFog/android-tv-bug-gave-users-access-to-strangers-google-photos
Android TV Bug Gave Users Access To Strangers' Google Photos
Over the weekend, a disturbed Android TV owner took to Twitter when he realized, through the Google Home app, he could access a massive list of random accounts, as well as photos they'd added to their Google Photos albums. From a report: If someone were to click on "linked accounts" while setting your Google Photos screensaver, the Google Home bug apparently showed a giant, scrolling list of users. From there, the bug allowed limited access to users' personal images in Google Photos, which could then be displayed as Ambient Mode screensavers. That is, someone could have theoretically displayed your photos as screensavers on their Android TV without you knowing it. The user who discovered this bug theorized that the list of accounts were other users with the same TV model, but that hasn't been confirmed yet. There's no answer yet on where this bug came from, but Google is working on a fix and has disabled Google Photos screensavers in the meantime.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/9nI-mh9eFog/android-tv-bug-gave-users-access-to-strangers-google-photos
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