What got me is switching buzz off does not disable people following you - you have to individually block people. They did a similar thing with searching through emails - there was no option to disable that feature.

It is like Google is saying - "We give you free services, so now we own all your data. And just so you know, we don't do evil - so pls don't judge."

Must be funny in the rich man's world. They are wasting away shareholders' profit share in their hubris or competitive fear.