CareerAPI design
#RI-6a23d0f7·8 months ago·
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“Trusted Google Cloud with customer data”
What Actually Happened
Third party abused API key, ran up charges, and froze access to user data
What I wish I knew
"API keys can be used for unintended services"
Advice to Someone Facing This Now
If I could tell you one thing
"Verify security and billing settings in Google Cloud"
Regret Index
10/10
High, persistent regret.
Has not decreased significantly with time.
Has not decreased significantly with time.
Advice for Someone Facing This
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Career Category
6,107
Career decisions logged. Avg regret 5.7/10 across the category.
Same Outcome Band
44%
of Career decisions land in the severe band the same as this one.
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