Google+ ToS Violation Means Lockout from ALL Google Services

Published on July 24, 2011 By DrJBHL In Personal Computing

Just noted this on Slashdot.com:

I don’t know if you are participating in Google+ or not, but if you use Gmail for your personal/business correspondence,

this could be catastrophic. Since errors can happen, and since an appeal mechanism doesn’t appear to be evident,

I recommend:

1. Read Google+ ‘s ToS and make a copy of it.

2. Make a backup of your important correspondence, receipts, etc.

3. Try to find an appeal link, and if you find it PLEASE post it on this thread. It might save someone a great deal of grief.

This seems to happen because Google+ unifies all the Google services you use.

Not having a clearly posted link for an appeal of decision is not good practice, Google. It seems a bit Orwellian to me.

So, unless you have really great media exposure, or are a celebrity your chances of appeal are almost zero.

Source:

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/24/0441238/Google-Account-Suspensions-Over-ToS-Drawing-Fire

Comments (Page 2)

DrJBHL

on Jul 25, 2011

Found an interesting article about this, where the Google VP of Social admits to "screwing up":

http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/25/7161229-google-screwed-up-when-it-cancelled-your-account

However, it doesn't go so far as offering a remedy or a support desk.

StevenAus22

on Jul 25, 2011

So some accounts have been deleted permanently??

Best regards,
Steven.

starkers

on Jul 26, 2011

I don't use Google stuff for any reason, so I wanna know [being I can't access a TOS] how I get myself exiled off ALL Google sites ans services in one clean sweep.

I mean, if I have a shandy or three too many one night, and sign up to something Google while intoxicated, I'll need to know how to get out of it AND ensure it can't happen again.

DrJBHL

on Jul 26, 2011

Google's ToS can be read here: http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS

starkers

on Jul 26, 2011

DrJBHL

reply 19

Google's ToS can be read here: http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS

But that would mean me actually going to a Google page, wouldn't it? Hmmm, dunno if I can do it, not willingly.... and I've got no shandy making ingredients, either.

Nah, think I'll take my chances, but thanks anyhow.

Uvah

on Jul 26, 2011

Chicken.

DrJBHL

on Jul 26, 2011

starkers

reply 20

Quoting DrJBHL, reply 19Google's ToS can be read here: http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS

But that would mean me actually going to a Google page, wouldn't it? Hmmm, dunno if I can do it, not willingly.... and I've got no shandy making ingredients, either.

Nah, think I'll take my chances, but thanks anyhow.

Use DuckDuckGo, ducks.

Kamamura_CZ

on Jul 26, 2011

Business successs always leads to a monopoly of some kind, and a monopoly in turn leads to totalitarian practices. Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, and now Google, same old. That's why capital accumulation is BAD, as ol Karl M. correctly observed.

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