Google Buzz settlement approved by FTC, yearly privacy audits incoming

Mountain View’s lawyers can collectively breathe a sigh of relief, because the FTC has accepted an earlier proposal when it comes to Buzz’s numerous privacy violations. The service — which already settled one suit and is scheduled for rendezvous with the awful reaper — was singled out by the commission for misleading users by partially opting them in, even once they had explicitly declined to take action. As punishment, Google should be required to field yearly audits from an independent party for a higher 20 years (!). Don’t mess with the law government, kids.

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