Government agencies that have adopted Google’s Gmail service may start to notice their employees sharing more personal information.

Government agencies that have adopted Google’s Gmail service may start to notice their employees sharing more personal information.
In a few months, Google wants to incorporate its social networking Buzz feature into enterprise versions of Gmail, The Hill has confirmed. The Buzz feature allows Gmail users to connect with other e-mail contacts to show updates, photos and links.

Google received a firestorm of criticism when it first released Buzz for violating Gmail users’ privacy. Google added users’ Gmail contacts to their Buzz lists without first asking their permission, say privacy groups and some lawmakers.

http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/90701-google-plans-to-add-buzz-to-its-enterprise-version-of-gmail

“We got a bit of a ding by the press,” he said. “Fortunately we were able to correct it and in four days changed the policies.”

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