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The Electronic Privacy Information Center in Canada has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, alleging that Google Inc.'s new social networking service Buzz violates federal consumer protection law.
It is urging the FTC to open an investigation into the service because it "violated user expectations, diminished user privacy, contradicted Google's privacy policy, and may have violated federal wiretap laws." Valerie Lawton, a spokesperson for the office, said on Tuesday that Buzz is being investigated to see whether it violates Canadian privacy laws. "We understand the public concern about privacy issues related to Google Buzz," she said. "Our office is looking at the issue." Google has ignited a hailstorm of criticism with Buzz, which adds real-time communication and media-sharing features found on popular social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook to its Gmail service. 
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