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[geekchick]

FYI: How to stop Google Buzz from showing the world your contacts.

Google Blogoscoped's Philipp Lenssen felt he had to avoid following certain Buzz contacts, as he didn't want to expose his social circle to the wider net. He's right—if you have a Google Profile, once you set up Buzz, those you're following, and those following you, are shown on your profile page in a right-hand link list.

Update: This might not apply if you haven't touched much inside Buzz, or haven't set up a Google Profile, or that Profile is set to be hidden from the public. If so, you're mostly in the clear. But keep in mind that, once you post to Buzz, your profile will likely be created, and you'll want to know what's getting put up on the web.

Comments

confused...

[he-who-wanders.livejournal.com]

I guess I'm a little confused since I thought the check mark for displaying/not displaying follower was pretty obvious. Still not sure how wether I like it but giving it a try.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link.