Google+ shutting down after users’ data is exposed
It said a bug in its software meant information that people believed was private had been accessible by third parties.
Google said up to 500,000 users had been affected.
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the company knew about the issue in March but did not disclose it.
BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45792349
Google Exposed User Data, Feared Repercussions of Disclosing to Public – WSJ
https://www.bloomberg.co.jp/news/articles/2018-10-08/PGAUXM6TTDS701?srnd=cojp-v2