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At last. Google differentiating between Gmail chat contacts and friends. I guess that's a start.

http://googlereader.blogspot.com/2008/08/pick-your-friends.html
http://www.google.com/support/reader/bin/answer.py?answer=83000

<<We've also made it easy to manage who shares with you. When someone decides to share with you, you will get a notification and the ability to preview and subscribe to their shared items. At that time, you can also choose to share your items with them (or not).>>

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Great, finally!

It is not great, it is just a little better.
At this time, you can't still now if someone has (or not) access to your "private feeds". Just pray.

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BTW, Google really wants Google Profiles becomes a new Facebook. Everyday you have a new information on your private life to fill. Where hare the latest questions they want you answer:
"Where I grew up" – "Where I live now" – "Places I've lived"
What your contacts care about that? If they want to know that, they should go.... on your Orkut profile... or Facebook, or Myspace, or....

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