Google Calendar bug could cause sharing of private events without warning

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ANI Washington
Last Updated : Jan 24 2014 | 3:20 PM IST

A Google Calendar bug might lead to some awkward situations for the users as it could end up sharing private events with others without any warning.

Developer Terence Eden pointed out that the users should be careful with how they name their events in the Google Calendar, otherwise it will automatically invite anyone whose email address is mentioned in the title, without even notifying the person who made the entry, the Verge reports.

According to the report, this works with some non-Gmail users too, but it does not occur at all when creating an event on Android.

These automatic invitations are occurring only when a user includes an email address from the expanded calendar entry screen.

However, Google believes that the issue has minimal impact on the security of the users.

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First Published: Jan 24 2014 | 3:04 PM IST

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