In one of its biggest blunders ever, Google whipped up a storm of customer privacy complaints earlier this year when it launched its social networking service, Buzz. After making a series of changes to the profile set-up procedure during ensuing weeks, Google now is asking all of the earliest Buzz users to revisit their settings and confirm them. Starting Monday, anyone with a Buzz account that pre-dates mid-February will be asked to confirm “key Buzz settings.” However, this may not be enough to save what has been a fundamentally flawed rollout.
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Google Tinkers With Buzz Privacy Again
Posted by: Kimberly Hill April 5, 2010 03:04 PMIn one of its biggest blunders ever, Google whipped up a storm of customer privacy complaints earlier this year when it launched its social networking service, Buzz. After making a series of changes to the profile set-up procedure during ensuing weeks, Google now is asking all of the earliest Buzz users to revisit their settings and confirm them. Starting Monday, anyone with a Buzz account that pre-dates mid-February will be asked to confirm “key Buzz settings.” However, this may not be enough to save what has been a fundamentally flawed rollout.