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1. • • Google will be subjected to independent privacy audits for the next 20 years over charges that it "violated its own privacy promises". The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said that the search giant wrongly used information from Google Mail users last year to create its social network Buzz.
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     Google to be audited on privacy after Buzz complaints

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   Is Google Buzz a privacy flaw?

   • One feature in particular that was widely criticized as a severe privacy flaw was that by default Google Buzz publicly disclosed (on the user's Google profile) a list of the names of Gmail contacts that the user has most frequently emailed or chatted with.

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   Did Google Buzz violate federal wiretap laws?

   • On the same day, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission alleging that Google Buzz "violated user expectations, diminished user privacy, contradicted Google's privacy policy, and may have violated federal wiretap laws".

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   What happened to Google Buzz?

   • Google’s doomed social network Buzz led US regulators to force Google and Meta to monitor their own data use. Insiders say the results were mixed, as pressure mounts for a federal privacy law. Before Google’s disastrous social network Google+ came the less remembered Google Buzz. Launched in 2010, Buzz survived less than two years.

   The Obscure Google Deal That Defines America’s Broken Privacy ... - WI…

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   Did Google violate Buzz?

   • The company learned early that the FTC’s new invention had sting. It paid $22.5 million, then the agency’s highest-ever penalty, to settle a 2012 charge that Google had violated the Buzz agreement by overriding a cookie-blocking feature on Apple’s Safari browser to track people and serve targeted ads.

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3. www.businessinsider.com › warning-google-buzz-hasWARNING: Google Buzz Has a Huge Privacy Flaw - Business Insider

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   Feb 10, 2010 · The good news for Google is that this is a very easy problem to fix. Google must either shut off auto-following, or it must make follower lists private by default as soon as possible.

   • Founder: Henry Blodget

4. www.wired.com › story › google-consent-decree-ftcThe Obscure Google Deal That Defines America’s Broken Privacy ...

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   Dec 20, 2023 · Google’s doomed social network Buzz led US regulators to force Google and Meta to monitor their own data use. Insiders say the results were mixed, as pressure mounts for a federal privacy...

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Google_BuzzGoogle Buzz - Wikipedia

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   On March 30, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with Google regarding Buzz. In the announcement, the FTC agreed with the EPIC complaint that Google had violated its privacy policies by using information provided for Gmail for another purpose - social networking - without obtaining consumers’ permission in advance.

7. venturebeat.com › social › google-buzzs-privacyGoogle Buzz’s privacy breach is sign of things to come

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   Feb 15, 2010 · Google’s Buzz is facing some pretty strong headwinds. After being hit by significant backlash over the cursory way it treated privacy settings for the new service, the company has tweaked...

   • Author: Subrahmanyam KVJ

8. www.forbes.com › sites › kashmirhillThe huge privacy flaw in Google Buzz (and how to fix it) - Forbes

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   Feb 11, 2010 · via WARNING: Google Buzz Has A Huge Privacy Flaw. Carlson points out that wives may discover their husbands' mistresses and bosses may see that their employees are emailing...

9. www.businessinsider.com › googles-niceGoogle Buzz Still Has Major Privacy Flaw - Business Insider

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   Feb 12, 2010 · Let's be crystral clear: Our problem with Google Buzz has always been that, during new account setup, new users have to opt-out of publishing two lists: their followers and who is following...

10. www.zdnet.com › article › google-agrees-settlementGoogle agrees settlement in Buzz privacy case - ZDNET

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    Nov 3, 2010 · The company has been granted preliminary approval for its settlement in a lawsuit brought by users who claimed Google Buzz violated their privacy.