Good lord these Facebook / Google hate posts are getting out of control and are becoming comical in their faux rage IMO. Do we have a name for a new meme where if a company makes more than X billions of dollars we automatically hate them no matter what they do?
My email address has never been opt-in, ever since I started using email back in 1994.
Don't want people to email / communicate with you, maybe you shouldn't sign up for a social network? Google is linking your GoogleMail inbox to your Google+ account to facilitate communication. Don't like it? Opt out and calm down.
The point is that we want to like Google, but they're making it difficult. Quit confusing frustration for hate.
You're right that we can delete our G+ account. The point is that we're trying to explain to Google why it might not be in their best interest to add 'features' like this, at least without an opt-out mechanism.
I'm aware that there is an opt out, but thats not really the point. gmail was pitched as the way webmail should be, and thats how I use it. I put up with google scanning my mail to provide tailored ads for this service. Why do I also need to be vigilant for regular changes that google make that negatively affect my privacy?
Nobody wants to use google+, if google keeps trying to shove it down peoples throats, nobody is going to use google.
I don't understand why so many people defend google on this?
Except I didn't sign up for a social network. I signed up for an email account. Thats all I want, plain simple email. But every few months google fucks me over, tries merging accounts, creates google+ accounts in my name.
Why should I have to opt out of all this crap, when all I ever wanted was god damn email. Google has delusions of being a social network. If they want to add these conveniences for the three people that use google+ fine, but for gods sack make them opt in.
