Dear Google,

Dear Google,
Hello! It's me, a faithful user of Google/Gmail for the entire time I've had an email, about 5 years. I have younger siblings who have now also gotten email accounts for school purposes, but are restricted from social networking sites for their own safety, and because it's not something they need right now. However, going back on to G+ today, I noticed new G+ accounts had been made for both my sisters. We've deleted these several times, thinking it was just an accidental thing, and once we'd sent our complaint it wouldn't matter anymore. But this is now the 3rd or 4th time it's happened! And I've looked into this; we're not the only ones. (And no, my sisters aren't lying, thank you very much.) Instead of sending another complaint that probably no one will ever see, I am broadcasting this whiny little post. Really, though, it's making me pretty mad that the privacy options my parents have selected for my younger sisters have been ignored. Why is a social media site like G+ making sure my sisters have accounts? To me, this signals the freedoms concerning privacy that we have in real life being completely ignored when you're on the internet. It is not at all right that Google finds it necesarry to undo what we've decided we want as far as social media.

Before you call me a ranting fascist or something stupid like that, I will acknowledge that I know I am using a free site for email/social networking, and that I am in no way obligated to continue using a site like Google. However, it is an efficient tool that I appreciate. If Google wishes me to be satisfied with their product, which I assume is their goal, then they would abide by the settings their users decide fit for them. Stop mucking about with our privacy options Google!

Pro libertati!

MARY the chick who's really happy to hear real live chicks called cardinals outside her window