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On what grounds do you think she could file a lawsuit and have an expectation of it going anywhere? GMail is a free service for most users. You could choose not

by jm4 17y ago

On what grounds do you think she could file a lawsuit and have an expectation of it going anywhere? GMail is a free service for most users. You could choose not to use or it just turn off Buzz. You don't go around suing people just because you can't figure out how to set preferences. It's not like they're acting in bad faith by deliberately making it difficult to disable.

GiraffeNecktie 17y ago
Well, first of all, whether it's free or not is pretty much irrelevant. This is a business for Google - they're taking people's personal information and using it to make billions of dollars in advertising. I don't think it would be hard to convince a jury that they have a duty to make a reasonable effort to protect the information that has been entrusted to their care.
- dkersten 17y ago
  convince a jury But this would be a civil case, right? There is only a Jury if its a criminal case. EDIT: I stand corrected.
  - matasar 17y ago
    That's not true. Civil cases can have a jury.
    - andreyf 17y ago
      Can we have a source please, from either of you?
      - fnid2 17y ago
        it's common knowledge that many juries have ruled in favor of plaintiffs and defendants in lots of civil cases. No one needs to cite anything for this.
        danudey 17y ago
        There's lots of common knowledge out there. The common knowledge which is true ought to be easily citeable. ;)
        fnid2 17y ago
        Yep, that's right, that's true too. If you type "Jury trial" into bing, it #2's "in civil cases" and for that you get: U.S. Constitution extend the rights to trial by jury to include the right to jury trial for both criminal and civil matters and a grand jury for serious cases But see, I suppose there are some places where even a conversation like this could get us in jail, so maybe we shouldn't be having it... I don't know...
    - mechanical_fish 17y ago
      Yes, this is true. It's in the U.S. Constitution, in fact. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_trial#Civil_trial_procedure http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_trial#Civil_trial_procedur... The right to trial by jury in a civil case is addressed by the 7th Amendment, which provides: "In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law." Though there are also details that matter. Here's one: The right to a jury trial in civil cases does not extend to the states, except when a state court is enforcing a federally created right, of which the right to trial by jury is a substantial part.

by jm4 17y ago

GiraffeNecktie 17y ago

Well, first of all, whether it's free or not is pretty much irrelevant. This is a business for Google - they're taking people's personal information and using it to make billions of dollars in advertising. I don't think it would be hard to convince a jury that they have a duty to make a reasonable effort to protect the information that has been entrusted to their care.

dkersten 17y ago
convince a jury But this would be a civil case, right? There is only a Jury if its a criminal case. EDIT: I stand corrected.
- matasar 17y ago
  That's not true. Civil cases can have a jury.
  - andreyf 17y ago
    Can we have a source please, from either of you?
    - fnid2 17y ago
      it's common knowledge that many juries have ruled in favor of plaintiffs and defendants in lots of civil cases. No one needs to cite anything for this.
      - danudey 17y ago
        There's lots of common knowledge out there. The common knowledge which is true ought to be easily citeable. ;)
        fnid2 17y ago
        Yep, that's right, that's true too. If you type "Jury trial" into bing, it #2's "in civil cases" and for that you get: U.S. Constitution extend the rights to trial by jury to include the right to jury trial for both criminal and civil matters and a grand jury for serious cases But see, I suppose there are some places where even a conversation like this could get us in jail, so maybe we shouldn't be having it... I don't know...
  - mechanical_fish 17y ago
    Yes, this is true. It's in the U.S. Constitution, in fact. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_trial#Civil_trial_procedure http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_trial#Civil_trial_procedur... The right to trial by jury in a civil case is addressed by the 7th Amendment, which provides: "In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law." Though there are also details that matter. Here's one: The right to a jury trial in civil cases does not extend to the states, except when a state court is enforcing a federally created right, of which the right to trial by jury is a substantial part.