App Reviewers on Google Play Must Link to Google+ Account
Google has begun requiring that users who write app reviews on Google Play publicly link the reviews to their Google+ accounts, Google has confirmed for SocialTimes.
Google has begun requiring that users who write app reviews on Google Play publicly link the reviews to their Google+ accounts, Google has confirmed for SocialTimes.
Google+ accounts are, in turn, linked to users’ Gmail accounts, making false identities more difficult to maneuver than on other social networking sites. There is no opt-out of the feature.
The company says the move will help users “find reviews [they] trust.”
Not everyone agrees with Google’s push for real identities on the Web.
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