Google has decided to shut down its internet-based social network platform Google+ for Consumer use over the next 9-10 months after a bug uncovered the personal data of roughly half-million users.
Google, an American multinational tech giant that specializes in Internet-related services and products will shut down its internet-based Social Network Google+ for Consumer use over the next 9-10 months after a bug uncovered the personal data of up to half-million users.
Google said in a blog post that the company “discovered and immediately patched” the bug in March 2018 but found “no evidence” that any data was actually misused.
Earlier, the company reportedly refused to unveil the security breach for the reason that it feared regulation.
Google specified that Google+ would operate until August 2019, permitting users to download and migrate their information.
Google+‘s user base was nearly 60% male and 25% female as of November 2013, and 15% “other” or unknown.
Early adopters of Google in mid-2011 were mostly male (71.24%), and the dominant age bracket (35%) was between 25 and 34.
An August 2011 survey estimated that 13% of adults in the United States joined Google+.
