Originally shared by Kee Hinckley
If you live in California, and you have been a victim of sexual assault, stalking, or domestic violence, it appears that you may now be able to require that Google+ let you use a pseudonym. To do so, you need to register in the Safe at Home program, and then present that registration information to Google.
It is possible that Google may legally side-step the law by prohibiting registered victims of domestic, sexual or stalking abuse from obtaining a Google profile. I would certainly hope they aren’t that callously attached to the “real name” policy.
For a details on the bill, see Bill Adding Privacy Protections for Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault Victims Goes to Governor – Press Releases – Senate Majority Leader Ellen Corbett http://j.mp/peyxbb
For program registration information, see Safe at Home Welcome – California Secretary of State http://j.mp/qH14Vl and http://j.mp/qfTW2B on how to enroll.
The bill would also prohibit a person, business, or association from intentionally publicly posting or displaying on the Internet specified personal information of a program participant or other persons residing at the same address if the participant has made a demand on the person, business, or association to not disclose that information, as specified. — http://j.mp/qBV4BS
Thanks to Rugger Ducky for researching this and posting the information!