How-To Disable Google Buzz

GMail and Google Apps users please take note: Google Buzz may have already revealed what you’re reading to any Gmail user you’ve ever contacted through your Google account, and has definitely already created a “Social networking” profile–whether you like it or not.

If this seems like deja vu from the Facebook debacle last year, you’re not alone–the parallels are clear: A big organization gets users to entrust it with an array of personal information, then changes the “terms of service” quietly and begins sharing that information with others, without your informed consent.

To disable Google Buzz and permanently remove your “Google Public Profile” follow these steps:

1. Login to your Google account.
2. Click “Settings” in the upper-right hand corner.
3. Click the “Buzz” tab.
4. Click the “Disable Google Buzz” link on the lower third of the page.