"Data Leakage and Privacy Vulnerabilities Found in Google Pixel and Windows 11 Screenshots"
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A bug in the image editing tool on Google's Pixel phones, known as Markup, caused leftover data from previous versions of images to remain on the device, even after the image was edited and saved. This could potentially lead to unintended data leakage if the new image was shared or uploaded to a cloud service. Google has patched the bug in the March 2023 security update of Android, but users may want to revisit previously shared images or consider editing security-critical images conservatively on their laptops using command-line image manipulation tools.
- Google Pixel phones had a serious data leakage bug – here’s what to do! Naked Security
- Google Pixel bug lets you “uncrop” the last four years of screenshots Ars Technica
- Windows 11 Snipping Tool vulnerability can reveal sensitive information in screenshots XDA Developers
- Google Pixel Vulnerability Allows Recovery of Cropped Screenshots SecurityWeek
- Privacy fail: Pictures cropped, redacted by Google Pixel phones can be recovered The Register
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