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I wonder what Google intends on doing with people who simply use a fake name for their Google account/Google+ persona. Will they also get banned/have etheir Google+ accounts disabled? What about people from foreign countries? For example, if someone uses a name that basically means John Doe in a not-so-well-known language, will that also be considered misuse of the G+ service (use of a fake persona) or will it remain ignored because checking whether that is indeed an actual person's name or not would take too much resources on Google's end?


Cost of a false negative here: nothing.

Cost of a false positive: I suppose Google could lose its hard-won reputation for conscientious individualized customer service.




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