Having Google impersonate me is not what I fear, it is so obviously evil. Having Google hurt me is what I fear. Google's use of its identity service is not on

Having Google impersonate me is not what I fear, it is so obviously evil. Having Google hurt me is what I fear. Google's use of its identity service is not on an equal footing as RandomWebApp's. Having a Google+ identity means accepting its TOS for a specific list of services provided by Google[1]. Violating the TOS (eg, by misusing, even accidentally, one of Google's services (think DMCA and ContentID mis-tagging fair use material, or even by not providing the name that the US has registered for you)) means losing your identity. That has definitely happened to at least a dozen of people I know. Additionally, Google enforces identity in the context of a company based in the US. Whatever obligations it has in front of its government, and whatever weaknesses the government finds, will allow misusing your identity, even when Google itself isn't being evil. [1] Excerpt from the TOS: > Our Services are very diverse, so sometimes additional terms or product requirements (including age requirements) may apply. Additional terms will be available with the relevant Services, and those additional terms become part of your agreement with us if you use those Services. https://www.google.fr/intl/en/policies/terms/regional.html https://www.google.fr/intl/en/policies/terms/regional.html