Our Bad, Says Google. Oh, No Dough for You
November 6, 2010
Google has settled a class action lawsuit that was brought against it because of privacy violations surrounding Buzz, the company announced last week. Google Buzz, the company’s latest attempt at a social product, was a disaster at launch because it made much private information public without any explicit user consent. In response to backlash, the company quickly introduced improvements. The settlement acknowledges the improvement attempts by Google but still calls the company to establish an $8.5 million fund “the majority of which will go to organizations focused on Internet privacy education and policy” according to “Google Settles over Buzz, Will Establish $8.5 Million Fund to Promote Privacy Education.”
Is $8.5 million the price of Google’s controlled chaos? No, we think it will continue to rise, especially since $8.5 million isn’t enough to raise eyebrows. And, no dough, for you.
Leah Moody, November 6, 2010
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