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Google has not done anything yet to deserve my not using them. In fact I almost want to root for them considering the shit other governments and industry throw

by boznz 10y ago

Google has not done anything yet to deserve my not using them. In fact I almost want to root for them considering the shit other governments and industry throw at them just for being successful.

Chris2048 10y ago
https://wikileaks.org/google-is-not-what-it-seems/ https://wikileaks.org/google-is-not-what-it-seems/
ganeshkrishnan 10y ago
Unless they shutdown all your accounts and you are stuck with no customer support because customer support for consumers just doesn't exist. I know of cases where startups were shuttered because google linked their employees to corporate account and if any employee has a banned account then all related accounts are banned too. All it takes is one multiple sign-in and google ties up all accounts. I have been stuck with a banned android account because of three strikes rules. Their own emails was in my junk folder (Thunderbird junk) Remember that if you are banned from Google for whatever ridiculous reason, ALL your accounts (gmail, drive, adsense, google search, google plus, android) are terminated & their data deleted permanently. It's a LIFETIME ban
- cocotino 10y ago
  Three strikes of what? Copyright of YouTube? I thought they only closed your YouTube account in that case. Or is it something else?
  - ganeshkrishnan 10y ago
    Depends on what. With youtube it's just youtube account. But with Android Dev or Google Drive it's pretty much everything. My colleague had all his accounts terminated because he was using paypal and not wallet (back when Google was aggressively pushing wallet). It's a lifetime ban and he cannot access any of the google's walled garden either personally or even with his official business accounts
    - cocotino 10y ago
      Using paypal and not wallet where?
      - ganeshkrishnan 10y ago
        On App store. Check this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7169712 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7169712
CaptSpify 10y ago
I don't see anyone saying you shouldn't root for them, or use their products. If your happy, have at it. I personally don't want to use them, and it's nice seeing alternatives finally come out.

by boznz 10y ago

Google has not done anything yet to deserve my not using them. In fact I almost want to root for them considering the shit other governments and industry throw at them just for being successful.

Chris2048 10y ago

https://wikileaks.org/google-is-not-what-it-seems/ https://wikileaks.org/google-is-not-what-it-seems/

ganeshkrishnan 10y ago

Unless they shutdown all your accounts and you are stuck with no customer support because customer support for consumers just doesn't exist. I know of cases where startups were shuttered because google linked their employees to corporate account and if any employee has a banned account then all related accounts are banned too. All it takes is one multiple sign-in and google ties up all accounts. I have been stuck with a banned android account because of three strikes rules. Their own emails was in my junk folder (Thunderbird junk) Remember that if you are banned from Google for whatever ridiculous reason, ALL your accounts (gmail, drive, adsense, google search, google plus, android) are terminated & their data deleted permanently. It's a LIFETIME ban

cocotino 10y ago
Three strikes of what? Copyright of YouTube? I thought they only closed your YouTube account in that case. Or is it something else?
- ganeshkrishnan 10y ago
  Depends on what. With youtube it's just youtube account. But with Android Dev or Google Drive it's pretty much everything. My colleague had all his accounts terminated because he was using paypal and not wallet (back when Google was aggressively pushing wallet). It's a lifetime ban and he cannot access any of the google's walled garden either personally or even with his official business accounts
  - cocotino 10y ago
    Using paypal and not wallet where?
    - ganeshkrishnan 10y ago
      On App store. Check this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7169712 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7169712

CaptSpify 10y ago

I don't see anyone saying you shouldn't root for them, or use their products. If your happy, have at it. I personally don't want to use them, and it's nice seeing alternatives finally come out.