Policy Primer

Presented by Bee L Ang

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is a Social Networking Service, less relationship-based than

Facebook, it is more interest-based...

(Maplesden 2013)

Google+

Whatever your leaning, politically, sexually, philosophically, if you let Google+ see it then that will be fed back to you. It's the classic "filter bubble” (Charles 2013).

Google+Policies

& Principles

Have you read them ?

Image from stock.xchng

Do you know that you have to be thirteen

years old to join Google+ and parental

consent is not required?

Images that exploit children, or present them in a sexual

way, are banned on Google+.

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No Hate Speech,

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No Bullying and Harassment!

OTHERWISE… http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7125/6993960366_96ca67f728_o.jpg

…may have the

offending content

removed or be

permanently banned from the

site.(Google+ user content &

conduct policy 2013)

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Can you use a

pseudonym?

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You are expected to use your real name or the name you are known by…

According to Google+,it will help you connect with people

you know … (Google+ user content & conduct policy 2013)

http://imaginarymen.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/the-vampire-diaries

HOWEVER…

“The more Google knows about its audience, the better it can target adverts of interest and therefore make more money," says Nate Elliott, vice-president principal analyst at technology company Forrester Research.(Hudson 2011)

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“The more Google knows about its audience, the better it can target adverts of interest and therefore make more money," says Nate Elliott, vice-president principal analyst at technology company Forrester Research.(Hudson 2011)

Many people do not want their real names online. This may include women with safety concerns, and people who have been in abusive relationships (Boyd 2011).

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this is easy enough to get

around if a pseudonym is credible – aka,

not over the top – and is connected to a legit email

address.(Malenkovich, S. 2013)

HOWEVER…

http://www.jeremyriad.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/huck-gee-hello.jpg

Google’s privacy policy pools information from all Google products

-- Google+, Gmail, YouTube and others. This allows Google to “tailor

search results, target users with advertising and make other uses of

the information” http://www.rrgcorporation.com/images/PrivacyPolicy_banner.jpg

France has fined Google for pooling of data across services, which it claims is contrary to the privacy interests of its citizens. Other European countries such as Holland and the UK are investigating... (Rushe 2013)

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IN “GOOD FAITH”, Google+ may offer

up your information to “companies, organizations or individuals,” to

comply with legal or governmental

requests, or the interests of Google or Google users.

“Good faith” is subjective … how or if this impinges

on your civil liberties is unclear

HOWEVER…

YOUR CONTEN

T

What belongs to you stays

yours(Google+ Terms of Service)

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COPYRIGHT PROTECTIO

N

…Google responds to

alleged copyright

infringement and terminate

accounts of repeat

infringers…(Google+ Terms of Service)

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SUSPENSION TERMINATION

Google+ blocks or

removes its pages that violate the

law, its terms of service,

Google policies, or third party interests.

Repeat offenders may have accounts

terminated

(Google+ Terms of Service)

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SHARING CONTENT

Google+ allows you to share and reshare images freely.

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HOWEVER…

if you have shared an image with copyright issues, or you change your mind, and don’t want to share, it might be impossible to stop it from circulation. Potentially hundreds of people have shared or reshared the image (Shervington 2013)

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You are responsible for all content included in a Hangout which you initiate

(Google+ Hangouts On Air – additional Terms)

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The +1 button shows a user’s interest in a post or publication. A publisher cannot find out the identity of the person who clicked the button, unless the person has consented to this.

(Buttons Policy – Google+ Platform – Google Developers)

Buttons Policy

Google plans to include users’ endorsements of products via the +1 button. People’s faces will appear in their circles next to the product, saying that they +1’d the product

(Winkler 2013)http://loudmeyell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/google-plus-button.jpg

This may raise privacy concerns, HOWEVER one need only needs to disable shared endorsements in settings, which is quite straightforward.

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Reference List

Boyd, D. (2011) “Real Names” Policies Are an Abuse of Power. Danah Boyd/Apophenia. Retrieved from http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2011/08/04/real-names.html

Charles, A. (2013) Google+ isn't a social network; it's The Matrix. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2013/jun/04/google-plus-the-matrix

Cutes Paw (2012) [Image] Squirrels sharing food. Retrieved fromhttp://cdn.cutestpaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/l-Sharing-is-caring.jpg

Deviant Art (n.d.) [Image] Google+ symbol. Retrieved fromhttp://1a-design.deviantart.com/art/plus-245438647

Deviant Art (2008) [Image] Matrix red pill blue pill. Retrieved from http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs33/i/2008/291/2/2/Choose_Pill_by_rockyspringsster.jpg

Deviant Art (n.d.) Pen Drawing. Retrieved from http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2013/204/5/5/red_color_glossy_pen_psd_by_psdbird

Dreams Time (n.d.) [Image] Privacy Policy. Retrieved from http://www.dreamstime.com

Flickr (n.d.) [Image] Angry dog. Retrieved fromhttp://farm8.staticflickr.com/7125/6993960366_96ca67f728_o.jpg

Flickr (n.d.) [Image] Ku Klux Klan. Retrieved fromhttp://farm5.staticflickr.com/4032/4401901568_94eeb7548f_o.jpg

Flickr (n.d.) [Image] Name. Retrieved fromhttp://farm3.staticflickr.com/2438/3806115100_d29b1ba4bb_o.jpg

Google (2013) Policies & Principles: Privacy Policy. Retrieved fromhttp://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Google (2013) Policies & Principles: Terms 0f Service. Retrieved fromhttp://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/terms/

Google (2013) Policies & Principles: User Content & Conduct Policy. Retrieved from http://www.google.com/intl/en-US/+/policy/content.html

Google Developers (2013) Buttons Policy. Retrieved from https://developers.google.com/+/web/buttons-policy

Google+ Hangouts (2013) Google+ Hangouts On Air - additional terms. Retrieved from http://www.google.com/+/policy/hangoutsonair.html

Google+ Pages (2013) Additional Terms of Service. Retrieved fromhttp://www.google.com/+/policy/pagesterm.html

Flickr (n.d.) [Image] Plus +1 Button. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/cordiaz/6381381695/

Flickr (n.d.) [Image] Red Question mark Dice. Retrieved from http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4066/4638981545_f0578a16fe_z.jpg

Flickr (n.d.) [Image] Stop Sign. Retrieved from http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4079/4779009114_ae18e9493f_o.jpg

Hudson, A. (2011) Why does Google+ insist on having your real name? The Guardian. Retrieved from

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14312047

Imaginary Men (2011) [Image] Man in a Mask. Retrieved from http://imaginarymen.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/the-vampire-diaries-masquerade-

Imaginary Men (2011) [Image] Man in a Mask. Retrieved from http://imaginarymen.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/the-vampire-diaries-masquerade-

Jeremyriad.com (2008) [Image] Name. retrieved from http://www.jeremyriad.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/huck-gee-hello.jpg

Loudmeyell.com (n.d.) [Image] + Button. Retrieved fromhttp://loudmeyell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/google-plus-button.jpg

Malenkovich, S. (2013) 10 Ways to manage Privacy in Google+. Kaspersky Lab Blog.Retrieved from http://blog.kaspersky.com/10-ways-to-manage-privacy-in-google/

Maplesden, P. (2013) The Main Differences Between Facebook & Google+. Google Plus Daily.Retrieved from http://www.googleplusdaily.com/2013/02/differences-google-plus-face

RRG Corporation (n.d.) [Image] Privacy. Retrieved fromhttp://www.rrgcorporation.com/images/PrivacyPolicy_banner.jpg

RRG Corporation (n.d.) [Image] Privacy 2. Retrieved fromhttp://www.rrgcorporation.com/images/PrivacyPolicy_banner.jpg

Rushe, D. (2013) French watchdog barks at Google over missed deadline on privacy policy. The Guardian. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/27/goog

Shervington (2013) Google+ and the copyright issues of sharing images. Martin Shervington. Retrieved from http://www.martinshervington.com/google-plus-copyright-issues-sharing-

Trondson.com (n.d.) Safe Kids Logo. Retrieved from http://www.trondson.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/SafeKidsLogo.jpg

Winkler, R. (2013) Google unveils privacy change, Google+ users to appear in ads. The Australian. Retrieved from http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/wall-street-journal