Re:Google Introduces Facebook Competitor, Emphasizing Privacy
by pavel_lishin on Tuesday June 28, 2011 @02:03PM
(#2706449)
The same people who use Facebook because they
a) don't know about the privacy issues, or
b) don't care, or
c) use it to promote their business (much like Pages on Facebook.)
Re:Google Introduces Facebook Competitor, Emphasizing Privacy
by joebadmo on Tuesday June 28, 2011 @02:24PM
(#2706560)
Doesn't that mean they're going to be more trustworthy than anyone else? They've got direct supervision from the federal government.
Re:Google Introduces Facebook Competitor, Emphasizing Privacy
by pavel_lishin on Tuesday June 28, 2011 @02:28PM
(#2706581)
Sure, like a drug dealer is more trustworthy because he's on parole and has to meet with a parole officer once a month.
Re:Google Introduces Facebook Competitor, Emphasizing Privacy
by joebadmo on Tuesday June 28, 2011 @02:35PM
(#2706635)
That doesn't seem like an accurate analogy to me. Google was being investigated for what were basically accidental breeches of privacy, not for anything that was actively malicious.
Who in their right mind would use the social services of a company like this:
>"Google settled with the Federal Trade Commission over charges of deceptive privacy practices related to Buzz and agreed to 20 years of audits."