UK data watchdog 'looking into' Google+ mission creep

[raelynne]

UK data watchdog 'looking into' Google+ mission creep

Exclusive Blighty's Information Commissioner's Office is currently "looking into" Google's recent ID verification rejig, The Register has learned.

I'll be looking for the results of this with interest. The UK and European courts have been previously successful in standing up to Big IT Business, so I'm hopeful they can do it again.

Comments

[pixel]

Ok, the confusing part is, isn't there a, separate from Google+, 'Google Profile' service? I thought there was at one point at least. I'm not finding it on Google Products either so maybe I'm wrong?

[shiyiya]

There was, I'm getting the impression this NO MORE PRIVATE! is part of merging it with +

[queenbarwench]

Yes, there is. If you click on your email address at the top right of (for instance) Gmail and then click on Account Settings, you will get to the page that summarises your account, products and profile.

I carefully wnt through all my gmail accounts last night and deleted all profile info. I feel slightly better now.

Something in comments of the original article (#7, I think) highlights that using a 'Real' name in Google+ results in this name being used in your Google Profile, which propagates across all the Google services you use. That scares me!