Does Google’s Hunting Plus add up?
Published January 13, 2012 | 
Some will certainly see the feature, which launched this week, as a nice way to easily notice posts and photos on a given issue from boosters and acquaintances. Just not everyone is felicitous virtually Hunt Plus.
Yesterday, the Electronic Privacy Info Core taken regulators to investigate whether the new feature violates federal antitrust rules and poses privacy concerns.
At issue, from EPIC’s perspective, is whether the more personalized hunting violates a Google/FTC settlement strained last year. That agreement stemmed from Google’s now-defunct Google Buzz social network and requires Google to construct young features opt-in if they furnish additional sharing of sure types of private information.
EPIC says it thinks Google+ users wouldn’t middling require their posts, presumably eventide the ones placed to be saw by the public, to pop up in Google search. Also, as2222 with other social-networking features that get raised the ire of privacy advocates, EPIC maintains that people shouldn’t have to hassle with the whole opting-out thing.
So, Google+ users, apart from EPIC’s questions surrounding the legality of Hunting Plus, how do you feel nearly the young feature? Is it a bully aid for furthering your social networking? A privacy hurting in the patootie? Someplace in between? Balloting in our poll, and exist sure to part your extra thoughts below.
