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Google services should not require real names: Vint Cerf

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/05/us-google-names-idUSBRE9240HS20130305

I for one agree with Vint Cerf.

Simply put, the argument to use one’s real name is moot and without a doubt the worst argument one could use to defend it’s policies of do it my way or it’s the highway.

Seems to me from reading all the news that Google faced the same issues itself in China. Google being censored for it’s lack of co-operation. Whatever got Google back on board and into the good books of officials has never really been made public and transparent.

However, with all things tech, you don’t need real names to detect security threats from anywhere on the planet. There’s enough gizmo’s out there that would make you run out of toilet paper way before you managed to finish reading the what’s what list on all things James Bond would love to get his hands on.

I for one am looking at Google alternatives. Not because of anything techie in the spyware of it’s Chrome browser, but because of it’s insistence that I use my real name to sign up. I’ve made that clear and plain in many of my posts. But I don’t want to publicly post it at this time and that’s my choice, not some forced policy that will make me have to do it, if I want to join the goodies groupie thing with all it’s services.

I’m learning new paradigms now. A basic cellphone almost back to the dinosaur age of Motorola hand bricks. No smartphone and see how that’s working out. So far, my pockets have more money in them and I don’t see the need to pay $60 per month minimum for just 1 GB of data and little phone use to upwards to whatever my pockets can handle being stripped searched of any pennies in them.

I’m the first to say I love technology. I’ll be the first out of the gate to try bangon new gizmos. But I’ll be damn if I have to ‘BUY’ into something without first trying it and being convinced without a doubt that it’s for me. And don’t even try to force me into corners that works for you but not for me. Ain’t going there – ever. You want me on board – Google and everyone else, time to open up services and policies so that you NOT me – is convinced that it’s a great buy.

That goes for Facebook, Twitter(which I haven’t felt the need to sign up), Microsoft services et al. The technology is still too young and immature. Besides, I don’t want A.I. running my Dance of Life & NRGY. Bad enough as it is that Google rules them all.

Even in the days of Alta Vista with Digital Equipment Corporation could they have boasted the same.

See where that got them with their fancy AIX machines ??? Find another way. I agree once again, authentication makes much better sense and especially for national security purposes. That addresses almost all of the issues. Almost, because some smart alex is always gonna find a way around holes.