On: Automatically followed by abusive ex-husband (and his friends) on Google Buzz

[mbrubeck]

First, open the "Buzz" label in GMail. Click on your list of followers and block all of them. Click on "connected sites" and remove any connections.

Now edit your Google profile (if you have one) and remove any information that you don't want public (including "display my full name"): http://www.google.com/profiles/me/editprofile?edit=b

Finally, go to the footer of the GMail site and click "turn off Buzz."

[stevenbedrick → mbrubeck]

But do make sure to do these steps in that order- clicking "turn off Buzz", as far as I can tell, only keeps you from seeing Buzz-related stuff, including the Buzz privacy and follow/follower settings. It doesn't disconnect you from those followers, hide your (by default) public or shared information, etc.

[raganwald → stevenbedrick]

At the risk of dredging up an extinct meme...

Worst. Design Choice. Ever.