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The whole real name thing was the deal killer for me. The last thing I need is more crap that will be stored forever, probably sold, analyzed, run through a bu
by narrator 15y ago
The whole real name thing was the deal killer for me. The last thing I need is more crap that will be stored forever, probably sold, analyzed, run through a bunch of machine learning algorithms and used to give me a multitude of bayesian probabilities forever and ever with my real name attached. The whole thing is just creepy. Google + isn't a financial institution or a military contractor. Why do they need to identify everybody so precisely?
- ulvund 15y agoI think the main purpose would be for Google to target ads very specifically like facebook does now.
- spot 15y agoto prevent spam bots.
- faboo 15y agoI don't see how that prevents spam bots better than a "don't be a spam bot" policy. Plenty of spam bots with real sounding names follow me twitter.
- faboo 15y agoTechnically, they ask that your display name is what your "friends, family, and coworkers" call you. To an extent I find it odd that somebody thinks that all three of those groups would necessarily call you the same thing. My google+ profile name is a nickname that my close friends and family would recognize but that none of my coworkers would. (Same with facebook, incidentally) I agree with you though. Nobody on the Internet but my bank really needs my real name.
- jfoutz 15y agoDo you use a credit card for anything?