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They’ve chosen to act in a dogmatic, inflexible way. They’ve chosen to ignore parental consent and opinion. They’ve chosen to act apparently without ever considering how their actions might affect the people who use and rely on their services. Damn the consequences, they did what they wanted to do and ignored everything else.

So, yes. I’m a bit pissed with Google at the moment. I think they could and should do better. This is just not acceptable behavior.

There are two interesting trends in the comments to this open letter to Google: the top comment is another father expressing similar disappointment, saying that his daughter can’t even log into her own Chromebook. But several others called Warren out for not reading his terms of service (TOS) when signing her up for a Google account – the search giant warns against this exact scenario.

In a second, follow-up Google+ post, Warren disputes that criticism, saying that what Google is legally allowed to do is distinct from the honorable course of action. He spares some other invective for the concept of reading every in-depth, legalese-filled TOS out there, too.

Warren’s story has made a lot of headway on the Internet’s mass consciousness: at the time of writing, his original post had +2097, 491 shares, and around 1400 upvotes on Reddit. It appears that there are plenty of Google users out there who sympathize with Warren’s plight.

Much more:

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/google/dad-to-google-thanks-for-making-my-daughter-cry/3493

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/13/google_streetview_dating/