Japanese Gov't Accidentally Shares Internal Email Over Google Groups

itwbennett writes "An official at Japan's Ministry of the Environment created a Google Group to share email and documents related to Japan's negotiations during a meeting held in Geneva in January, but used the default privacy settings, which left the exchanges wide open. According to Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, over 6,000 items, including private contact information of government officials, was publicly accessible. Michihiru Oi, a ministry official, said the ministry has its own system for creating groups and sharing documents, but it doesn't always function well outside of Japan, sometimes leading to 'poor connections' and a 'bad working environment.'"

Too Easy

[Anonymous Coward]

Come on guys. You can't make it too easy for the NSA or they'll suspect a honey pot.

Japan is more advanced than us

[gubon13]

They've already accepted that Google has all of their information anyhow.