Security Flaw in Google Accounts exposed

Phillip Lessen from GoogleBlogscoped talks about a security flaw with Google Accounts

Google Security Hole Allows Account Hijacking

However, I am posting on this because it’s a worthwhile reminder that no company’s security is ever completely cracker-proof; in very rare circumstances, whatever you saved in Google, or entered in Google, can escape your control and land in the wrong hands. Or, as Tony phrased it on his proof of concept page, “Think yourself lucky that I wasn’t that evil!”

Google has always been very responsive and fixed these things quickly, but it's very scary how much a stranger can learn about you in a short amount of time all in nice neat organized sections.