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As any self-respecting internet-social media geek would, I have been waiting with bated breath for Google’s Buzz to land in my inbox. Once it did, I realized that the excitement was not at all warranted. It seemed a bit too late and too unfinished, so I left it at that last night.

However, there seems to be a slew of posts and tweets this morning about the potential danger Google Buzz’s privacy settings pose, especially to human rights and democracy activists in repressive environments. Since our work at WLP brings us into contact with many activists around the world and many do use Gmail as their primary email system, any vulnerability in Google Buzz would have larger repercussions, especially if it inadvertently exposes someone’s Gmail contact list.

With that in mind, I went digging further. Continue reading →