04.09.2010 22:50 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

Google agrees to pay $8.5 million to make Buzz privacy lawsuits go away

Remember back when Google's Buzz social networking app shared user's private information without their consent? Heck, do you remember Buzz at all? Suffice it to say that some unhappy folks sued, and it looks like they're about to accept a hefty settlement in place of their day in court. Though no money's exchanged hands quite yet and a judge has yet to approve, Google's agreed to drop $8.5 million and "disseminate wider public education about the privacy aspects of Google Buzz" as part of a class-action settlement according to court documents. While there's certainly a chunk of dough potentially being

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