Not just Korea: Google leaked identifying info for sex crime victims across the world
Google exposed identifying information of sex crime victims who filed image-removal requests worldwide, not only in Korea, the Hankyoreh confirmed.
The Hankyoreh, reporting by Shin Da-eun and Park Kang-su, confirmed that Korea was not the only country where victims who sent Google removal requests about illegally obtained sexual images had their private information exposed online. The leak affected victims across the world, compounding harm to a highly vulnerable population. One quoted victim described photos taken when they were a minor being distributed without consent.
- Google leaked private details of sex crime victims beyond Korea
- Exposed data came from takedown requests for non-consensual sexual images
- Victims worldwide affected, including people photographed as minors
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Shin Da-eun and Park Kang-su report: Korea was not the only country where victims who sent Google removal requests about illegally obtained sexual images ended up having their private information posted online, the Hankyoreh has confirmed. “Photos of me from when I was a minor were distributed without my consent. They were posted on an...
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