Google’s launch of Buzz on Tuesday, widely seen as an attempt to outdo Facebook, succeeded all right — in the way it ran roughshod over users’ privacy. The sheer volume of complaints over this issue forced Google to tweak privacy controls for Buzz users. Why is it that while Google was building Buzz, it didn’t bear in mind the repeated run-ins Facebook has had with its users over privacy concerns? Perhaps we can chalk this up to the mindset of the Google leadership, which apparently thinks privacy is passe — so long as it applies to other people.
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Google Buzz Biffs It Big-Time on Privacy
Posted by: Richard Adhikari February 12, 2010 11:55 AMGoogle’s launch of Buzz on Tuesday, widely seen as an attempt to outdo Facebook, succeeded all right — in the way it ran roughshod over users’ privacy. The sheer volume of complaints over this issue forced Google to tweak privacy controls for Buzz users. Why is it that while Google was building Buzz, it didn’t bear in mind the repeated run-ins Facebook has had with its users over privacy concerns? Perhaps we can chalk this up to the mindset of the Google leadership, which apparently thinks privacy is passe — so long as it applies to other people.