There are similar stories about SkyDrive, e.g. http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyclay/2012/07/19/is-microsoft-spying-on-skydrive-users/ http://www.forbes.com/si

There are similar stories about SkyDrive, e.g. http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyclay/2012/07/19/is-microsoft-spying-on-skydrive-users/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyclay/2012/07/19/is-microsof... I suspect the reason there are more stories HN about Google accounts being closed for bad reasons is that there are more users on HN that depends on Google accounts. Note that all such reports should be viewed with some suspicion, we typically only get one side of the story, and often some important detail is left out. Here is an amusing reddit thread where ArenaNet publicly answers people who claimed they were banned for inappropriate names: http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/yxx3m/suspensions_for_offensive_names_and_inappropriate/ http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/yxx3m/suspension...