x404.co.uk - View topic - New Google Accounts now require Google+ sign-up

View unanswered posts | View active topics It is currently Tue Aug 19, 2025 7:57 am

New Google Accounts now require Google+ sign-up

Moderators: saspro, HeatherKay, timark_uk, Blue_Nowhere, l3v1ck

Page 1 of 1

[ 3 posts ]

Print view

Previous topic | Next topic

New Google Accounts now require Google+ sign-up

Author

Message

pcernie

Legend

Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm
Posts: 45931
Location: Belfast

New Google Accounts now require Google+ sign-up

http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/ ... up-1056525

Google+ has brought them nothing but misery so far, and I hope they learn from it...

_________________
Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/

Sat Jan 21, 2012 5:08 pm

forquare1

I haven't seen my friends in so long

Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:36 pm
Posts: 5161
Location: /dev/tty0

New Google Accounts now require Google+ sign-up


	pcernie wrote: Google+ has brought them nothing but misery so far

Says who?
The only negativity I've heard is the lack of a developer api...

Sat Jan 21, 2012 6:07 pm

pcernie

Legend

Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm
Posts: 45931
Location: Belfast

Re: New Google Accounts now require Google+ sign-up

forquare1 wrote:


	pcernie wrote: Google+ has brought them nothing but misery so far

Says who?
The only negativity I've heard is the lack of a developer api...

The EC and US FTC are pretty much using it as an excuse for further investigations (my view), without having much else but bad press to show for it so far... Presumably though the idea is access to info even they didn't have previously

_________________
Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/

Sat Jan 21, 2012 6:19 pm

Page 1 of 1

[ 3 posts ]

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 12 guests

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum