It seems that Google needs to be more careful whenever it rolls out new applications, because people will file for lawsuits. A recent feature that Google is pushing for is known as Buzz for Gmail. Unfortunately, the algorithm has weaknesses, and people are complaining about how Buzz exposes some contacts to unwanted prying eyes. Already, someone is filing for a lawsuit against Google for Buzz has done this person wrong.
Accidental flaws and stupid bugs are supposed to be for beta applications, but I guess in this case Google could not argue much for Gmail isn’t beta but Buzz has now married to Gmail. I would like to defense Google, and I would like to tell people to chill out and not to file for lawsuits even though using free products from Google sometimes inherits unwanted risks. Then again, to tell Google not to be careful about its products is not a good thing, because we don’t want to use bad applications even though those are free to use. Bad image for Google too!
In a way though, it could be bad for everyone if Google has to be too careful about its innovations. After all, most products that Google rolls out are free to use, but we have to admit with some purposes that Google has in mind to benefit it greatly in the long run. A balance must be figured out between Google’s users and Google, otherwise stupid lawsuits and careless products could not improve anything! Source.
Vinh Nguyen
