Turn off Buzz, Chat, and Labs in Gmail from Best Google Settings
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i like google buzz well enough ~ mainly for its potential rather than its current incarnation, though. on the first day it was available, i realized that it auto-mailed my followers w/ status updates, so i promptly unlinked all 4 accounts i had connected. today, i went in and it said i had 1 site connected, which was weird enough, but then when i opened the "manage sites" box, there were no linked sites shown. just today, i decided to link my google talk status, but the numerical discrepancy still pops up every time buzz refreshes. i am including a screen shot, but i don't know what this could be or how i can fix it.
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I have this problem also—my turned-off Buzz account, when I look at it, has a follower that appeared after I deleted all the automatic followers (I never had a profile), but I can't see the follower to delete it. I'm rather bothered by it.
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It's also true of every person offline, too. We're all keeping all kinds of information on complete strangers *gasp!* without their permission or even their knowledge.
The internet is a venue, an environment created and run by people, it would be naive and ridiculous to expect that it's truly anonymous and private. The benefits, for most people, outweigh the concerns, just like driving or flying. You're never going to convince people to give up these things, and they're never ever going to be completely safe. If you can handle that, be smart and enjoy, if you can't, then there's an Amish Community somewhere near you that could definitely use some help with a barn
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i like google buzz well enough ~ mainly for its potential rather than its current incarnation, though. on the first day it was available, i realized that it auto-mailed my followers w/ status updates, so i promptly unlinked all 4 accounts i had connected. today, i went in and it said i had 1 site connected, which was weird enough, but then when i opened the "manage sites" box, there were no linked sites shown. just today, i decided to link my google talk status, but the numerical discrepancy still pops up every time buzz refreshes. i am including a screen shot, but i don't know what this could be or how i can fix it.
I have this problem also—my turned-off Buzz account, when I look at it, has a follower that appeared after I deleted all the automatic followers (I never had a profile), but I can't see the follower to delete it. I'm rather bothered by it.
It's also true of every person offline, too. We're all keeping all kinds of information on complete strangers *gasp!* without their permission or even their knowledge. The internet is a venue, an environment created and run by people, it would be naive and ridiculous to expect that it's truly anonymous and private. The benefits, for most people, outweigh the concerns, just like driving or flying. You're never going to convince people to give up these things, and they're never ever going to be completely safe. If you can handle that, be smart and enjoy, if you can't, then there's an Amish Community somewhere near you that could definitely use some help with a barn