I seen this comment floating around and while it's good that pseudonyms are an accepted legal form of one's name, the conclusion that it may be "illegal to require them" is erroneous. One does not lead to the other.
Any group asking for a name can ask for it in any form that they want. There's nothing illegal about demanding that it match some form of legal ID. If a person refused to give a legal ID, than the group can simply refuse to provide service.
Which isn't to say that G+ is going about this right, just that there's nothing legal to force them to allow pseudonyms.
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Date: 2011-07-12 10:44 am (UTC)Any group asking for a name can ask for it in any form that they want. There's nothing illegal about demanding that it match some form of legal ID. If a person refused to give a legal ID, than the group can simply refuse to provide service.
Which isn't to say that G+ is going about this right, just that there's nothing legal to force them to allow pseudonyms.