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Google Identity Rank
From: koswix
1 Sep 2011 15:54
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP)
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I'm annoyed cos when I was tidying up on Tuesday I found a webcam and was looking forward to hanging out (Y,J) on G+
:(
From: koswix
1 Sep 2011 15:59
To: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)
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No, not really. But in all teh excitement about G+ I forgot why I'm fundamentally suspicious of google
:|
>> [cue onslaught by
google fanboyz
Mouse]
I fixed it for you.
EDITED: 1 Sep 2011 15:59 by KOSWIX
From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)
1 Sep 2011 16:02
To: koswix
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Well hang out with someone then delete it afterwards?
Unless you've already done it.
I'm in a bit of limbo regarding it... I'm opposed to how Google are playing this (there's even claims they've censored their own staff who were being critical of the policy, which is definitely evil), but can't quite bring myself to disconnect from the things people are sharing.
I
really
wish diaspora or whoever would get off their arses and do something useful, even if only so the mass exodus would give Google a slap in the face and make them think again.
From: koswix
1 Sep 2011 16:09
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP)
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I've deleted it already.
I might see if I can setup an account with a different name....
From: Lucy (X3N0PH0N)
1 Sep 2011 16:20
To: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)
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I'm not kneejerk about the privacy thing, I'm not for (in the abstract) personal privacy. What bothers me is that their approach stifles creativity and, as Pete says, goes against the culture of the internet.
The idea of having an identity rank isn't bad in itself, it could be useful and helpful. It's the fact that they want to profit from it and that there are sinister organisations who will put it to sinister uses. If the information they harvest was genuinely
public
that would be great.
I guess the thing to do is just make a gmail account from scratch, not tied to anything else at all, use a false (but realistic) name and use that to sign up for G+.
From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)
1 Sep 2011 17:45
To: Lucy (X3N0PH0N)
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Hi, I'm Peter Boughton. Wanna hang out?
From: Lucy (X3N0PH0N)
1 Sep 2011 17:45
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT)
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Peter
who
?
:?
From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)
1 Sep 2011 17:49
To: Lucy (X3N0PH0N)
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Goesinya
From: Lucy (X3N0PH0N)
1 Sep 2011 17:58
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT)
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Geese what?
From: ANT_THOMAS
1 Sep 2011 18:01
To: Lucy (X3N0PH0N)
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The Tech Support variety.