I have been on Gmail as Elke Tanzer for a very long time.
It is my current understanding that a G+ suspension does not disable Gmail.
The one exception to that I know of is if the suspended person is under 13 years old, because of COPPA -- once Google is informed that someone is under 13, they are obligated by law to close the account; there was a ten-year-old who lost two years of email and is locked out of Gmail about a week ago because of that, despite having parental permission.
The bottom line for me is that I refuse to provide content to Google (because it is a free service, we and/or our content is the product, don't forget! they've gotta make money somehow!) while my standing on the service can vanish at any time with no warning, subject to the whims of anyone who wanders by my G+ presence and decides to report me.
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Date: 2011-07-11 10:10 pm (UTC)It is my current understanding that a G+ suspension does not disable Gmail.
The one exception to that I know of is if the suspended person is under 13 years old, because of COPPA -- once Google is informed that someone is under 13, they are obligated by law to close the account; there was a ten-year-old who lost two years of email and is locked out of Gmail about a week ago because of that, despite having parental permission.
The bottom line for me is that I refuse to provide content to Google (because it is a free service, we and/or our content is the product, don't forget! they've gotta make money somehow!) while my standing on the service can vanish at any time with no warning, subject to the whims of anyone who wanders by my G+ presence and decides to report me.