Google Google Buzz's Deceptive Privacy Practices Any of the interesting technology that came out of the launch of Google's real-time conversation tool Buzz last year was overshadowed by privacy concerns about the service. These stemmed from the way in which the product was rolled out, namely that users were not given the option to join, and many found their private information was… Audrey Watters View comments
Tools Greplin Open-Sources Asynchronous Python Tools Greplin, the company behind the universal search tool we covered last year, has open-sourced several tools for Tornado and Twisted, such as Tornado clients for sending e-mail with Amazon SES and SendGrid. Tornado is the non-blocking Web server built with Python by FriendFeed, and Twited is a Python-based event-driven networking engine. Hack Klint Finley View comments
Microsoft Microsoft Adding NFC Support to Windows Phone 7 (Report) Microsoft is adding support for NFC (near field communication) to its Windows Phone mobile operating system, according to a report citing unnamed sources over on Bloomberg Businessweek. NFC technology, which allows for short-range wireless communication between two devices for the purpose of data exchange, is a key component to the upcoming… Mobile Sarah Perez View comments
NYT A Facebook Operations Chief and the Product Lead for Google Chrome OS Join Jive Board Jive Software is adding four new members to its board of directors, including one of Mark Zuckerberg's direct reports responsible for technical operations at Facebook; the current president of McAfee Software and the Google technologist responsible for the development of Google Chrome and HTML 5 initiatives. The move is part of what appearts to… Enterprise Alex Williams View comments
Google Tour Historic Sites in Italy and France with Google Street View Google has added several new tours of historic sites in Google Street View, the service which gives Web surfers a street-level view of their surroundings using Google Maps. It's now offering virtual tours of historic sites, including popular landmarks, palaces, monuments and castles located in Italy and France. Starting today, you can tour sites… Sarah Perez View comments