Google and privacy Buzz: peace it!

Following numerous reports of users, Google has decided to change the parameters on the privacy of the profiles of its users. Now, surfers can decide to disclose your personal information only when they wish.

The Mountain View company announced last Thursday night that he had made some changes with each new Google social networking service owned by the Buzz, launched just two days before. The operation was launched after complaints from some users, who have reported cases in which the confidentiality of sensitive information was inadequate. Some users have noted that their personal information had been made public without their knowledge to the list of contacts and followers of the profile.


On Tuesday, the alarms have multiplied in the blogosphere and have prompted Google to change the parameters on privacy contained in Buzz. The problem occurred at the first access to social networks, during the activation of the profile. The contacts in Gmail and followers could see a public email address, name and surname of the user. On the Internet, where anonymity is an essential tool, is really inexcusable for users such oversight by the giant search engines.

Responding to this criticism, Google has announced several changes to the service Buzz, via an option more visible and explicit internet users that allows you to hide your profile to certain follower and following, with the ability to block unwanted users. Google has also toned down by saying that Buzz is a work in progress and is still a long list of improvements and changes to the service. “We will continue to improve Buzz maintain transparency and control by users,” Google said to the press, “this is our priority.”