Google Admits Google <br />Photos Sent Private <br />Videos to Strangers The "technical error" <br />occurred between Nov. 21 <br />and Nov. 25 of last year. It involved the Google Takeout Service, <br />which allows users to download <br />data they have stored. Users affected by the error <br />were alerted by Google via email. Google email, <br />via The Verge Though affected users account <br />for only 0.01% of the platform, <br />the number of Google Photos <br />users exceeds one billion. This equals to roughly 100.000<br />affected Google Photos users. A spokesperson for Google <br />stated that the "underlying issue" <br />had been fixed, and that "we are <br />very sorry this happened."