[OT] Google Buzz - Beware

[Mikey]

It doesn't really make it public per se (now I'm sounding like an apologist
but) - it does things similar to fb, linkedIn, etc. in terms of network
expansion.

On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 11:34, Bob Sneidar <bobs at twft.com> wrote:

> Leo LaPorte also had a segment in his radio program about Buzz. He
> mentioned that Google changed Buzz from opt-out to opt-in within 2 days of
> it's release because there were so many complaints. Fore those who don't
> know what the problem is, Buzz makes your google address book public, or so
> I've been told. It's fine to make your own address public, but to publish
> everyone else's is a huge brain fart on the part of Google.
>
> Bob
>
>
> On Feb 12, 2010, at 7:14 PM, Kay C Lan wrote:
>
> > 2010/2/12 Björnke von Gierke <bvg at mac.com>:
> >> Uhm.. just so that no one is confused, adding yourself to the map does
> _not_ reveal your email at google to anyone (tho 99% of the times it's of
> course going to be <username>@gmail.com).
> >>
> >
> > For those Gmail users who had Buzz turn up and just accepted it:
> >
> >
> http://en.kioskea.net/news/14946-google-buzz-tweaked-amid-privacy-complaints
> >
> > Better late than never I guess.
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