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Why does this keep coming up? Google seems to not learn. 1. There is no such thing as a real name. You might have a legal name, but they'd need to validate it
by aestetix 14y ago
Why does this keep coming up? Google seems to not learn.
1. There is no such thing as a real name. You might have a legal name, but they'd need to validate it somehow if contested. Up until now, Google has just been suspending names that didn't look "real" to them.
2. How do they validate this? Do they expect you to send a copy of an ID? What if you photoshop it? What is their data retention policy? Do they have procedures in place for handling sensitive data?
3. Most important, using a legal name does not somehow make the conversation more valid, or more useful. I have yet to see a strong argument that using a name on a government issued ID somehow makes your discourse better. There are countless arguments against this.
I've had to deal with this before. Here's an idea of what happens to you if you run afoul of this policy:
https://plus.google.com/115896012705745653160/posts/Kdg2nPzMB4M https://plus.google.com/115896012705745653160/posts/Kdg2nPzM...