Google will offer financial rewards to security researchers who uncover data abuse on its platforms . The company said anyone who identifies instances of data being used , copied or shared illegitimately and without consent will be eligible for the scheme , with a single report netting up to $ 50,000 . The announcement follows the DataSpii scandal , in which Google Chrome extensions were used to extract and store millions of users ' data .
Google will offer financial rewards to security researchers who uncover data abuse on its platforms. The company said anyone who identifies instances of data being used, sold or repurposed illegitimately and without consent will be eligible for the scheme, with a single report netting up to $50,000. The announcement follows the DataSpii scandal, in which Google Chrome extensions were used to extract and share millions of users' data.