Anyone else get this email from Google?

Pauly

Google rarely contacts Gmail users via email, but we are making an exception to let you know that we've reached a settlement in a lawsuit regarding Google Buzz (http://buzz.google.com), a service we launched within Gmail in February of this year.

Shortly after its launch, we heard from a number of people who were concerned about privacy. In addition, we were sued by a group of Buzz users and recently reached a settlement in this case.

The settlement acknowledges that we quickly changed the service to address users' concerns. In addition, Google has committed $8.5 million to an independent fund, most of which will support organizations promoting privacy education and policy on the web. We will also do more to educate people about privacy controls specific to Buzz. The more people know about privacy online, the better their online experience will be.

Just to be clear, this is not a settlement in which people who use Gmail can file to receive compensation. Everyone in the U.S. who uses Gmail is included in the settlement, unless you personally decide to opt out before December 6, 2010. The Court will consider final approval of the agreement on January 31, 2011. This email is a summary of the settlement, and more detailed information and instructions approved by the court, including instructions about how to opt out, object, or comment, are available at http://www.BuzzClassAction.com.

Discuss

Pauly

exalted512

Yup.

I'm suing google. I want a free nexus two.
-Cody

TECHNOKID

Yes (came in at 15:30 today)! Simply deleted it.

audiobliss

Nope, haven't received anything of the sort yet.

bigaudiofanatic

Yep got it on both email addresses

disneyjoe7

Got it myself.

audiobliss

LOL! I was really perplexed as to why I hadn't gotten the email yet. So out of curiosity I checked my spam folder.

Yup, I got it, too.

zingo

Yes.

gtu2004

I got it. Didn't read the whole thing. Are we gonna get any money for whatever inconvenience they caused us?

yeahbuddy

Buzzzzzzzzz. I remember a while back reading about google trying to 'patent' the idea of status blurbs, thus effectively shutting down Twitter and Facebook's status functionality. Seems ludicrous, and my distaste for all these sites fueled my apathy on the subject, but it clearly hasn't happened yet.

Meanwhile any other Arrested Development fans? All I can think about when seeing the obnoxious "Buzz" alerts add up in my mailbox and now an obnoxious email is Gob: "we'll see who brings in more honey! Bzzzzz"

potee

I got it aswell and I don't even use BUZZ. I use g-mail for garbage or when I don't want my name to be seen.

PoTee

audiobliss

yeahbuddy wrote: »

Gob: "we'll see who brings in more honey! Bzzzzz"

LOL! I can't recall if I've seen that one. Guess it's time to watch through the series again!