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Any new feature, product, whatever that exposes private information should be opt-in. Period.

• jasonlotito 17y ago
  But what if the information wasn't private before, merely public, but not in the same context? This is what I think happened with Buzz. Nothing new was made public. It's just the public things weren't really public before. This is the question: if up until now, you had an option that set things to 'public', but they weren't really public, should a new feature unset your previous choices? Should a new feature change your privacy settings?
  • jfager 17y ago
    What are you talking about? Buzz exposes your up-till-now private email contacts by listing them on your public profile page, unless you take the time and effort to understand that it's doing so and follow the convoluted opt-out process. That's why everyone's upset.
    • jasonlotito 17y ago
      Where does my contact list appear on my profile page? I can't find it. I can find my followers, but they aren't the same as my contacts.
      • jfager 17y ago
        By default, your followers were auto-populated from your contact list, potentially revealing who you most email.