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Google Tweaks Buzz for Privacy Concern
Google Inc. has again tinkered with its new Buzz social networking service in the face of continued privacy concerns.
The company said on a blog Saturday that it will stop automaticly subscribing users to follow the postings of their close Gmail contacts. Now it will only suggest users follow people from their Gmail contacts and leave it up them to do so.
Privacy advocates criticized Google for this automatic following feature, saying it spread the names and contact information of people around without their permission.
This is the second time in Buzz's first week that Google has had to adjust the service in the face of negative postings on Twitter, blogs and on the Buzz service itself. On Thursday, the company made it easier for users to keep photos and other information from public view.
"We quickly realized that we didn't get everything quite right," product manager Todd Jackson wrote on Saturday's blog posting. "We're very sorry for the concern we've caused and have been working hard ever since to improve things based on your feedback. We'll continue to do so."
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