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"My son’s real first and last name, with a number of additional, probably location based infos just one click away." Facebook is exactly the same, and yet nobod
by bonaldi 17y ago
"My son’s real first and last name, with a number of additional, probably location based infos just one click away."
Facebook is exactly the same, and yet nobody is complaining that they've forced real names public.
As for his problem here, he can just hide his following list, which is now a one-click option when he first joins Buzz. That's if his son even has a profile, which until he joins Buzz, he won't have.
- kylec 17y agoExactly. I don't understand why people are being hard on Google but give Facebook a free pass for doing pretty much the same thing. Granted, you have to put in your email credentials (something which scares me, but most Facebook users won't think twice) which gives Facebook permission scan your address book for 'friends'. They even retain email addresses that aren't tied to accounts so that if they are ever registered Facebook can tie them back to your account.
- qjz 17y agoI don't give Facebook a free pass. I don't trust Facebook or have any interest in their services, so I don't have an account. I've had a Gmail account for years, and I'm being hard on Google precisely because it's "doing pretty much the same thing" as Facebook.