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Mistake in Some Google Groups Permissions Left Sensitive Info Accessible to BC Students, Faculty, Staff

Until December 2017, Google Groups containing hundreds of University communications and associated documents with restricted, confidential, or otherwise sensitive information had misconfigured permission settings such that anyone who could access the Boston College G Suite—known formally as Google Apps—could view them, a Heights investigation found. The Heights notified the University on Dec. 18 of this…