1. The first paragraph of a news article should answer the questions who, what, where and when. List the who, what, where and when of this news item. (NOTE: The remainder of a news article provides details on the why and/or how.)

2. a) When did Google become aware of the data breach? - For how long had it been going on before Google became aware of it?
b) How many users’ were potentially hacked?
c) Why didn’t Google notify Google+ users of the security breach (only doing so after the Wall Street Journal publicized it)? Be specific: see para. 1, 3, 5

3. What action did Google take after The Wall Street Journal made the security breach public?

4. What are government regulators and consumer privacy groups trying to get tech companies to do?

5. How did Google explain the fact that it hid the data breach from Google+ users?

6. Why doesn’t Google know which Google+ users were affected, and what type of data was taken from them?

7. Re-read para. 17-18 and watch the news reports under “Resources” below.
a) What is your reaction to Google’s decision to hide the date breach from the public?
b) How does the CBS report explain the concern with this Google data breach?