The irony of the Facebook smear attempt is that Google is transparent when it comes to Privacy-- http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacy/
http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacy/privacy-policy.html
http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacy/tools.html
As to Google Social Circles--just check it out yourself as Dan Tynan did-- http://www.pcworld.com/article/227914/how_invasive_is_google_social_circles_anyway.html
His conclusion: "I couldn't find any vexing privacy violations."
Now if only Facebook was as responsible, transparent, and trustworthy as Google when it comes to Privacy-- http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/05/11/congressmen-press-facebook-on-privacy-again/
http://www.allfacebook.com/is-the-third-time-the-charm-for-congressmen-concerned-with-facebooks-privacy-practices-2011-05
http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/whiskey-tango-foxtrot/47164-the-fundamental-problem-with-facebooks-business-model
http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacy/privacy-policy.html
http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacy/tools.html
As to Google Social Circles--just check it out yourself as Dan Tynan did-- http://www.pcworld.com/article/227914/how_invasive_is_google_social_circles_anyway.html
His conclusion: "I couldn't find any vexing privacy violations."
Now if only Facebook was as responsible, transparent, and trustworthy as Google when it comes to Privacy-- http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/05/11/congressmen-press-facebook-on-privacy-again/
http://www.allfacebook.com/is-the-third-time-the-charm-for-congressmen-concerned-with-facebooks-privacy-practices-2011-05
http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/whiskey-tango-foxtrot/47164-the-fundamental-problem-with-facebooks-business-model