"anyone here remember how facebook exists or was started?  I am not at any more risk for being a real person using a web service than I am living life and introducing myself to real people.  actually I am more at risk in the latter. The guy on the street is more likely to harm me than the weirdo on the internet. If I want to make anonymous comments on something, there is a place for that.  I am certain that nobody on the interwebs will kill me. they will not ruin me because I give my real name.  If you want to live under the radar and hide your identity, then there are channels for that.  obviously G+ is not one of these channels." - adam garrett