The dark side of Google Buzz
Not all is rosy for Google launching services, and in this case it seems that for Google Gmail Buzz things are not going well, or at least there are several points against that adds up.
Then you enumerate the negative aspects most relevant:
Security flaws: Other hackers discovered a vulnerability that could affect the safety of the Buzz Google account user. The security hole was based on a programming error cross-site scripting (XSS). Through this hole, an attacker could inject scripts into web pages viewed by others. Soon after, Google released a patch to fix the vulnerability.
Possible violation of privacy law in the United States: The Center for Electronic Privacy Information USA (EPIC) has denounced Google Buzz for violating federal law to protect the user. Google is accused of using personal information of users (private list of contacts from Gmail) to create a social network that users have not asked or chosen. Experts say this has been a severe blow to the expectations of privacy that people have.
Meanwhile, Google has acknowledged that he committed flaws in the testing process of their social network as the testing phase was insufficient, which unfortunately has played a very dirty trick the search engine giant. For its part, the of people Google is working to solve problems involving the violation of personal information.
Conclusion: Google is one of the most successful companies exist worldwide. However expect to cover all areas is impossible, even for a behemoth like Google, who in this case wanted to compete against Faceboook and Twitter, but he has left the backfire, in breach of the privacy of millions of users who relied on its services like Gmail. Sometimes it is better to be the best in niches and not wanting to cover up the unimaginable, where the consequences can be dire and backfire.
What do you think? Do you use Google Buzz? Do you mind that some of your personal information is used to create a social network without their consent? What consideration they deserve what Google has done with this new service?