> People opted in to that. You don't opt in to the water pipe monopoly.
I accept this argument for social media, but I don't think I do for online identities that are tightly integrated into financial and government services.
I happen to be sufficiently positioned to cause a big stink if Google arbitrarily bans my GSuite account; the average person probably isn't, and would have to spend weeks reidentifying themselves to essential services (my power bill goes through my email!) to ensure that their material welfare isn't disrupted. Is that acceptable?
You opted in to G Suite by pointing your domain there, as well. You can opt out just as quickly.
Every time you smash that "log in with google" button, you're opting in to letting Google serve as intermediary for access to your account at a third party.
People are fools for doing this, but it's not Google's fault.
> You opted in to G Suite by pointing your domain there, as well. You can opt out just as quickly.
I won't deny that I opted in to a particular service, or that I can opt out just as quickly. But cf. the other threads about my formal recourses, quality of service, and others' expectations around reliability of delivery should I choose to leave the Google bubble.
Google's fault or not, I don't think this is an acceptable situation.
I accept this argument for social media, but I don't think I do for online identities that are tightly integrated into financial and government services.
I happen to be sufficiently positioned to cause a big stink if Google arbitrarily bans my GSuite account; the average person probably isn't, and would have to spend weeks reidentifying themselves to essential services (my power bill goes through my email!) to ensure that their material welfare isn't disrupted. Is that acceptable?