I have a N6 in my cart right now, but need help

[radicchio]

Before completing the purchase at Motorola, I need an answer to a question. I want to add the Motorola insurance/protection plan to my cart. However, I can only do that if I sign up for Google*, which I have deliberately avoided doing until now. I then figured out I could set up the account with a pseudonym, so I don't mind so much. I just am not interested in having my name plastered all over the Internet due to having a Google+ account. However, the next step asks me to give "full permission" to access my Google account (and even change it) to Motorola. I had an online chat with a Motorolo representative who said the only way I can get the insurance/protection plan is if I use a Google+ account.

Can anyone explain why they need me to do this? Is it safe to give them permission to access my account and change it, if they wish? There is a disclaimer that they cannot change the password, delete the account, or pay with my Google Wallet. No worry about the Google Wallet---I don't have one set up.

I'm a little nervous about this step. If this is how others are getting their insurance from Motorola, then I presume it's safe. At the same time, I don't want to do anything risky just because I really want this phone.

 

[Aquila]

What's the perceived risk?

 

[radicchio]

That's what I'm trying to figure out. I already signed up for a Google+ account and I did not use my full name, just as a privacy measure. No specific risk assessment, just a private person. My concern for going ahead with the purchase is that, when setting up the Google+ account, it said I would be giving (Motorola, I presume) permission to access and change my account. It further says that they can't delete the account or change the password, and, as mentioned above, I don't have a Google Wallet, so I really can't think of what they could do. But I don't think I have a clear idea of the purpose of Google+ to know what they could do with full access. I don't usual any social media sites, no Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. Since I don't understand totally how Google+ works, I don't know if there is a risk or not. That's why I'm asking.

 

[anon(5506951)]

That's what I'm trying to figure out. I already signed up for a Google+ account and I did not use my full name, just as a privacy measure. No specific risk assessment, just a private person. My concern for going ahead with the purchase is that, when setting up the Google+ account, it said I would be giving (Motorola, I presume) permission to access and change my account. It further says that they can't delete the account or change the password, and, as mentioned above, I don't have a Google Wallet, so I really can't think of what they could do. But I don't think I have a clear idea of the purpose of Google+ to know what they could do with full access. I don't usual any social media sites, no Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. Since I don't understand totally how Google+ works, I don't know if there is a risk or not. That's why I'm asking.

I doubt there's any risk, really. I have a Facebook account that I hardly use, and I have a Google+ account and I use that even less. If anything, it just makes it easier to sign up for accounts on other sites. I see it as just an integration measure.

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[gmermel]

Before completing the purchase at Motorola, I need an answer to a question. I want to add the Motorola insurance/protection plan to my cart. However, I can only do that if I sign up for Google*, which I have deliberately avoided doing until now.

You should still be able to establish a personal Motorola account........At least I think so. The google+ sign in is becoming an option with many sites, emphasis on optional, and when I used it to sign in at Moto my understanding was it simply saved me the step of opening an account with them....

 

[radicchio]

In the chat, they said I couldn't buy the insurance without a Google+ account. It doesn't matter, though, because DH came home and I told him I had one ready to order, and he wants to go with on contract at AT&T. So I guess we're going to go talk to them. I really wanted to get the non-branded version, without the offensive AT&T jingle, but I doubt I'll ever root the phone, so probably not a huge issue to go with the AT&T model. And we save some money upfront.