Google has fixed a technology glitch in its new Google
Base personal listings service that delivered large quantities of
pornography to unsuspecting users.
Launched just last week, the free listings service allows users
to advertise services and sell items.
But Google has been forced to repair its Google Base filtering
engine after adult content was not edited out for some users, as
requested.
The bugs in Google Base are the third IT problem Google has
faced in recent days. It has been forced to patch its search
appliance for small businesses, after security researchers alerted
it to several security holes that allowed remote attackers to take
over users’ networks.
In addition, Google has been forced to end new registrations for
its free hosted web analytics marketing service, after being
deluged with new applications for the formerly paid for
service.
