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Google doesn't think I'm a person

23 points by DavidCanHelp 8y ago

auslander 8y ago
> ... all of the hard work I put into labeling people I’ve met in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Are they all Ok with it, you have their permission? because I wouldn't be personally.
- DavidCanHelp 8y ago
  Yes, they're all people I've met at conferences, meetups, partner companies. I only label people that I've met and that knew I was taking their picture. It helps me to keep a personal connection with a much larger group of acquaintances than I could keep in my head alone.
  - taejo 8y ago
    > I only label people that I've met and that knew I was taking their picture. Since you don't say it, one infers that you didn't have their permission to tell Google who and where they were, and that you met them.
    - DavidCanHelp 8y ago
      Interesting. Ok, I've added clarity there in case that is misleading.
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DavidCanHelp 8y ago
Update: my Google+ profile has been restored, with no explanation so far. My concern remains that there is such a coupling between their social media service and every other product. I have added an update to this effect at the top of the post.
yesenadam 8y ago
I’m sure you’ve heard people rant about being banned from a service when they don’t think they should have been. This is not one of those rants. Well, that's exactly what it is, though. Nothing wrong with that.
- DavidCanHelp 8y ago
  I suppose it turned into that after all. As layer after layer of the impact kept unfolding I was a bit in shock - not that such a thing is possible, but that it all hinges on Google's neglected social media platform. Ban me on G+ if you must, but stripping my identity on Gmail, Hangouts, Google Photos, OAuth2 for other sites? That's what hurts.
  - yesenadam 8y ago
    It sounds nightmarish. You thought Google was your friend... (I'd never even heard of most of those Google things you had in your life.) Especially when you're paying the &$#*s.
- jexah 8y ago
  Came to the comments to post exactly this. +1 "I got banned but did nothing wrong" rant on the Internet. If OP reads this he should ammend or retract the statement to avoid wasting the time of others.
  - DavidCanHelp 8y ago
    Thanks for that feedback. I've amended that part as you suggested, both to clarify that I'm not as concerned with losing social media capabilities on G+ as I am with everyone I email or text seeing "NULL" instead of my name now, and also to own the fact that I indulge briefly in exactly such a ban-rant after all.

23 points by DavidCanHelp 8y ago

> ... all of the hard work I put into labeling people I’ve met in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Are they all Ok with it, you have their permission? because I wouldn't be personally.

DavidCanHelp 8y ago
Yes, they're all people I've met at conferences, meetups, partner companies. I only label people that I've met and that knew I was taking their picture. It helps me to keep a personal connection with a much larger group of acquaintances than I could keep in my head alone.
- taejo 8y ago
  > I only label people that I've met and that knew I was taking their picture. Since you don't say it, one infers that you didn't have their permission to tell Google who and where they were, and that you met them.
  - DavidCanHelp 8y ago
    Interesting. Ok, I've added clarity there in case that is misleading.
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DavidCanHelp 8y ago

Update: my Google+ profile has been restored, with no explanation so far. My concern remains that there is such a coupling between their social media service and every other product. I have added an update to this effect at the top of the post.

yesenadam 8y ago

I’m sure you’ve heard people rant about being banned from a service when they don’t think they should have been. This is not one of those rants. Well, that's exactly what it is, though. Nothing wrong with that.

DavidCanHelp 8y ago
I suppose it turned into that after all. As layer after layer of the impact kept unfolding I was a bit in shock - not that such a thing is possible, but that it all hinges on Google's neglected social media platform. Ban me on G+ if you must, but stripping my identity on Gmail, Hangouts, Google Photos, OAuth2 for other sites? That's what hurts.
- yesenadam 8y ago
  It sounds nightmarish. You thought Google was your friend... (I'd never even heard of most of those Google things you had in your life.) Especially when you're paying the &$#*s.
jexah 8y ago
Came to the comments to post exactly this. +1 "I got banned but did nothing wrong" rant on the Internet. If OP reads this he should ammend or retract the statement to avoid wasting the time of others.
- DavidCanHelp 8y ago
  Thanks for that feedback. I've amended that part as you suggested, both to clarify that I'm not as concerned with losing social media capabilities on G+ as I am with everyone I email or text seeing "NULL" instead of my name now, and also to own the fact that I indulge briefly in exactly such a ban-rant after all.