Google also mentioned a security issue in the platform which was found during the company's audit of Project Strobe - a root-and-branch review of third-party developer access to Google account and Android device data and of Google's philosophy around apps' data access. The company said that they discovered a bug in one of the Google+ People APIs allowing users to grant access to their Profile data, and the public Profile information of their friends, to Google+ apps, via the API. Google, however, cannot confirm which users were impacted because Google+ keeps the API log data for only two weeks. Google will also provide consumers with additional information, including ways they can download and migrate their data. Infinix has announced a free three-month trial of Google AI Plus (2TB) for users of select smartphones, giving access to Google's AI tools and cloud storage at no extra cost. Users who qualify can access Google AI Plus, which includes Gemini, NotebookLM, Nano Banana 2, and 2TB of cloud storage across Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos. After the trial period ends, users will automatically be charged the regular monthly rate of Google AI Plus (2TB) in their region unless the subscription is canceled. Read more in our articles including "Google to shut down Google+ for consumers" and "Infinix offers free 3-Month Google AI Plus trial on select devices".
Google also mentioned a security issue in the platform which was found during the company's audit of Project Strobe - a root-and-branch review of third-party developer access to Google account and Android device data and of Google's philosophy around apps' data access. The company said that they discovered a bug in one of the Google+ People APIs allowing users to grant access to their Profile data, and the public Profile information of their friends, to Google+ apps, via the API.
Google, however, cannot confirm which users were impacted because Google+ keeps the API log data for only two weeks. Google will also provide consumers with additional information, including ways they can download and migrate their data. Infinix has announced a free three-month trial of Google AI Plus (2TB) for users of select smartphones, giving access to Google's AI tools and cloud storage at no extra cost.
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