Google Buzz launched last year, it quickly met security issues . Those issues, in turn, led to millions of dollars in fines , a downward PR spiral and a contributed significantly to the general distrust of Google, especially in Europe . It also led Google to immediately change how sharing worked in its products
Google will pay $8.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought against the company after its launch of Google Buzz. Google’s attempt at challenging Facebook and Twitter in the social networking realm was greeted with hostility by privacy advocates after it shared personal data without Gmail users’ consent. Click to read the rest of this post…
Google will pay $8.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought against the company after its launch of Google Buzz.