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I think removing yourself from Google is a mistake. It will give anyone with malevolent intentions the opportunity to remake your account with the same name, pi
by mladenkovacevic 15y ago
I think removing yourself from Google is a mistake. It will give anyone with malevolent intentions the opportunity to remake your account with the same name, pictures and possibly misrepresent you. A better way to boycott them is to maintain a static account. Simply take ownership of your identity but not give them any personal data about yourself or your friends. There's nothing they hate more than a user who doesn't +1.
- ww520 15y agoI thought Google will verify the identity to prevent false claim of an identity, right? Without verification, what good is "Real Name"?
- mladenkovacevic 15y agoI don't think they've started that yet except with celebrities... and I'm still unsure how that will take place, when or if ever. Also I'm just suggesting he keep that firstname.lastname@gmail.com account... just to have it. But not necessarily use it for anything personally identifiable.
- sudonim 15y agoWhat techniques can they use to truly verify identity? When I set up my G+ account, they didn't ask for a credit card, or a copy of my drivers license. I'm pretty sure I could have put in Peter Parker if I wanted.
- jarek 15y agoJust a note that you can easily get a credit card issued for Peter Parker.
- eliasmacpherson 15y agoExcellent point. People have probably faked every possible form of identification in history. The other problem is that as soon as you do acquire an account, if you ever use it, giving it up - if the id is revoked and recycled, you've just left yourself wide open.