Google is the latest monster internet company to come under attack, this time for alleged violation of consumers' rights to privacy. The complaint to federal regulators involves a Gmail addition of "Google Buzz" just last week, which creates circles of friends for users based on the people they frequently contact through their Gmail account.
Since the concerns were expressed, Google has changed the software to "suggest" friends instead of being created automatically - which is another hangup. You are able to "disable" the service, but the fact it is generated without one's approval in the first place is problematic.
Secondly, I've read the disclaimers about the Facebook app that allows one to "see who is spying on their facebook account." My understanding is this app does not provide page view information, only assembling an account of which people interact the most with one's status updates, etc. Has anyone experienced information to the contrary?
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