April 1, 2011

GOOGLE SETTLES PRIVACY CHARGES WITH FTC FOR BUZZ

Google settled with the Federal Trade Commission over charges of deceptive privacy practices in its introduction last year of Buzz, the social networking tool in Gmail. Under the settlement, Google agreed to start a privacy program and undergo privacy audits for 20 years; it faces $16,000 fines for future privacy misrepresentations.

Read the article: http://ow.ly/4pMES (Source: The New York Times)

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