GMail flaw reveals people's real names
Another high-profile security concern in the news today, Google has been caught with its pants down regarding people who have registered accounts with them. Due to a bug (or perhaps “feature”?) inside Gmail, it is possible to retrieve someone's name that is attached to their Gmail account, whether or not you are befriended to them or sharing any content with them on the Google network. So, if your account name is something random or an alias of any sort, someone could still use a simple exploit to see what your “real name” is, or at least the name you supplied to Google.
How to do it:
- Go to the ’share this calendar’ tab
- Enter the email address in the ‘person’ box
- Click ‘add person’ and ’save’
- When you return to this screen you will see the first and last name along with the gmail address
