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I opted out by deleting my Google+ profile last night. I honestly never wanted a Google+ profile and me submitting a YouTube video for a private audience (demo

by 300bps 13y ago

I opted out by deleting my Google+ profile last night. I honestly never wanted a Google+ profile and me submitting a YouTube video for a private audience (demonstrating a new feature in a web site I developed for a side client) that got broadcast to all my friends on Google+ was the last straw.

abrowne 13y ago
Serious question: can you still use Google Hangouts -- the video chat -- after deleting G+? It's the one G+-related service I use.
- 300bps 13y ago
  Yes, it looks like it. I just went into it and it said, "Hangouts get better with a Google+ profile" and these benefits: http://i.imgur.com/4guE3FI.png http://i.imgur.com/4guE3FI.png But I was able to click "Not Now" and proceed.
  - drivebyacct2 13y ago
    So, no then. "Group video chat" is one of the listed benefits...
drivebyacct2 13y ago
>me submitting a YouTube video for a private audience (demonstrating a new feature in a web site I developed for a side client) that got broadcast to all my friends on Google+ was the last straw. No offense, but how did you manage to do that? I've posted a few videos to YouTube in the same manner and have never, ever had an issue with it.
patrickaljord 13y ago
So brave.
uptown 13y ago
Didn't realize you could do that without destroying your profile elsewhere in their ecosystem. So something like GMail and YouTube still work, but you have go Google+ profile?
Steko 13y ago
I hope you're prepared for a zillion A/B tested strategies to trick you to resigning up with G+ through YouTube. Say what you want about Facebook (and I don't have a FB account for many reasons) but at least they aren't constantly in my face trying to trick me to sign up. Protip for the many Google employees that browse HN for fun or just to flag positive stories about Apple off the front page: the first 100 times I said "no" were not a mistake, I really don't want to sign up for G+. Get that shit out of my face forever pls.
- cromwellian 13y ago
  I doubt there's many Googlers who downvote positive Apple stories, I don't know where people get this assumption that Googlers hate Apple. I don't even downvote negative Google stories. The only time I ever downvote anything is when the person in question is being an obvious douchebag or abusive.
- revelation 13y ago
  If it was only YouTube... I recently got the prompt on GMail after a login, it was a mini-tab inside GMail for quite some time, it's a recurring question or even requirement on any new Google service, but the closest I've come to converting my old-style Google account into one with a G+ profile is certainly when adding your account on Android. One touch-sensitive button to start the process directly next to the one for skipping it.. Quite the obstacle course.
- gohrt 13y ago
  Do Google's managers browse HN? The only manager-type I've seen is Matt Cutts from Web Search.
pycassa 13y ago
Thank you, I just deleted my plus profile too. I didn't know I can still have gmail and youtube without having gplus.

by 300bps 13y ago

abrowne 13y ago

Serious question: can you still use Google Hangouts -- the video chat -- after deleting G+? It's the one G+-related service I use.

300bps 13y ago
Yes, it looks like it. I just went into it and it said, "Hangouts get better with a Google+ profile" and these benefits: http://i.imgur.com/4guE3FI.png http://i.imgur.com/4guE3FI.png But I was able to click "Not Now" and proceed.
- drivebyacct2 13y ago
  So, no then. "Group video chat" is one of the listed benefits...

drivebyacct2 13y ago

>me submitting a YouTube video for a private audience (demonstrating a new feature in a web site I developed for a side client) that got broadcast to all my friends on Google+ was the last straw. No offense, but how did you manage to do that? I've posted a few videos to YouTube in the same manner and have never, ever had an issue with it.

patrickaljord 13y ago

So brave.

uptown 13y ago

Didn't realize you could do that without destroying your profile elsewhere in their ecosystem. So something like GMail and YouTube still work, but you have go Google+ profile?

Steko 13y ago

I hope you're prepared for a zillion A/B tested strategies to trick you to resigning up with G+ through YouTube. Say what you want about Facebook (and I don't have a FB account for many reasons) but at least they aren't constantly in my face trying to trick me to sign up. Protip for the many Google employees that browse HN for fun or just to flag positive stories about Apple off the front page: the first 100 times I said "no" were not a mistake, I really don't want to sign up for G+. Get that shit out of my face forever pls.

cromwellian 13y ago
I doubt there's many Googlers who downvote positive Apple stories, I don't know where people get this assumption that Googlers hate Apple. I don't even downvote negative Google stories. The only time I ever downvote anything is when the person in question is being an obvious douchebag or abusive.
revelation 13y ago
If it was only YouTube... I recently got the prompt on GMail after a login, it was a mini-tab inside GMail for quite some time, it's a recurring question or even requirement on any new Google service, but the closest I've come to converting my old-style Google account into one with a G+ profile is certainly when adding your account on Android. One touch-sensitive button to start the process directly next to the one for skipping it.. Quite the obstacle course.
gohrt 13y ago
Do Google's managers browse HN? The only manager-type I've seen is Matt Cutts from Web Search.

pycassa 13y ago

Thank you, I just deleted my plus profile too. I didn't know I can still have gmail and youtube without having gplus.