[New post] Android TV bug allowed access to other users’ private Google Photos, functionality now disabled

Ben Schoon posted: "One nice perk of Android TV as a platform is that it allows users to display their Google Photos albums on a screensaver when the TV is idle, just like Chromecast. However, an Android TV bug discovered this week allowed one user access to the private phot" New post on 9to5Google Android TV bug allowed access to other users' private Google Photos, functionality now disabled by Ben Schoon One nice perk of Android TV as a platform is that it allows users to display their Google Photos albums on a screensaver when the TV is idle, just like Chromecast. However, an Android TV bug discovered this week allowed one user access to the private photo libraries of many other users. Yikes. Read more of this post Ben Schoon | March 4, 2019 at 8:08 am | Categories: Google | URL: https://wp.me/p9SZ9T-19v0 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://9to5google.com/2019/03/04/android-tv-google-photos-bug/

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