Privacy Group Slams Google’s Breach of Privacy
When Internet major Google launched its new service Buzz recently, it could have hardly imagined it to go so wrong. But the response generated by the new social networking component has shown Google exactly how faulty its strategy was.
Google Buzz, a service that allows Gmail users to share videos and photos as well as comments like any regular social networking website, generated a lot of enthusiasm and appreciation from some; many thought Buzz was here to stay and marked the beginning of a new era in social networking. However, the service, which is integrated with Gmail and was provided to about 176 million Gmail users, ended up being severely criticized. Google’s decision to provide users the opportunity to follow everyone on their mail list has drawn the ire of privacy rights’ advocates, so much so, that the company not only had to apologise, but also limit some of the features of Buzz.
The apology hasn’t soothed all ruffled feathers; it looks like Google’s woos are set to grow. The Electronic Privacy Information Centre (Epic) in the
The present case and the criticism faced by Facebook last year when it modified its privacy settings without informing users, are examples of how privacy abuse will not be tolerated by users.
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Written on March 9th, 2010 with
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