I never had any interest in doing either of those things so the whole google+ account wasn't a problem.
The amount of data google keep on people is scary, but they're one of the few that seem to be able not to get it stolen, or sell it in a way that makes you identifiable.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Tue 17 Mar 2015, 12:34, 2 replies, latest was 10 years ago)

You may well be right,
but there's something about them trying to get their hands on that sheer volume of personal data that makes them intrinsically untrustworthy in my book.
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Tue 17 Mar 2015, 12:35, Reply)

I'm sure they have no interest in the minutiae of your dull life

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 17 Mar 2015, 12:37, Reply)

I try to live as dull a life as possible in order to render myself less marketable.
Doesn't seem to be making much of a difference though.
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Tue 17 Mar 2015, 12:42, Reply)

^gets targeted ads for warhammer

( Slippery Mick ‏, Tue 17 Mar 2015, 12:46, Reply)

war ban
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Tue 17 Mar 2015, 12:54, Reply)

That's because if they lose it they can no longer exclusively "monetise" it by selling it to advertisers

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Tue 17 Mar 2015, 12:36, Reply)