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"Google has released a statement that last month a federal judge &amp;quot;preliminarily approved a class action settlement related to the launch of Google Buzz last February.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nGoogle was being sued by Gmail users that felt that the way that Buzz launched (which was widely considered a privacy disaster) infringed on their privacy. Google has since made changes to the way Buzz works with Gmail and as part of the settlement, it will create a $8.5 million fund for non-profits that focus on Internet privacy issues.\r\n\r\nThe release includes the following quotes from a &amp;quot;Google spokesperson&amp;quot; and the lawyer for the class action plaintiffs:\r\n\r\nGoogle: &amp;quot;We are satisfied with the agreement and are glad to move forward.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nPlaintiff lawyer: &amp;quot;We feel this settlement has many benefits to class members, including providing a significant amount of money to non-profit groups committed to educating users about Internet privacy and ensuring that Buzz users can join this on-line community without compromising their privacy.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThe final approval of the settlement will take place on January 31, 2011."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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