Devin Randall reports:
Jack’d is paying out money make up for its picture leak.
Earlier this year, we shared with you how a single tech expert Oliver Hough discovered that there was a large hole in Jack’d’s code. It turns out, the company did not properly secure photos and data uploaded using Amazon Web Services Simple Storage Service (S3). That then allowed for anyone to see the location data, public and private photos of Jack’d’s users.
Then it was revealed that Jack’d knew about the problem for a full year before fixing it, and only did so once the problem reached media headlines. Of course, that revelation led to mass complaints against the company and program.
Read more on Instinct Magazine.
Related: You can read the NYS Attorney General’s detailed press release about the settlement here.