I have one thing to say to Google...
...bull excrement. I'm not buying it. Something that broken could never have passed through any competent security expert.
Google has responded to complaints by international privacy regulators about its Buzz social networking app. Regulators, led by Jennifer Stoddart in Canada and supported by privacy bosses in France, Germany, New Zealand, Spain and the UK, accused Google of rushing products and services to market without making sure privacy and …
"We're also gratified that a number of you, in public statements, have expressed your satisfaction about how quickly we responded to those concerns."
Well. So basically, "We have on public record that you were happy with the way we (re)acted, so you can shut your traps about trying to complain now?"
Normal Google, then, eh?