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Buzz Gets Google Sued

Granting Google's Buzz launch official fiasco status, the service is now the subject of a class action complaint filed in San Jose federal court, which alleges that Google broke the law after Buzz shared personal data without the consent of users. The case was filed on Wednesday on behalf of Eva Hibnick, a Florida woman, by law firms in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the legal complaint accuses Google of breaking various electronic communications laws, including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

The plaintiff is seeking injunctions to prevent the company from taking similar actions in the future, and "unspecified monetary relief." Earlier this week, the Electronic Privacy Information Center from filing a complaint earlier this week with the Federal Trade Commission, arguing users should have to opt in into the service, not opt out.

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