Google Will Start Using Your Profile Image for Advertising (Opt Out)

How to prevent google from using your name and face in ads

According to Mashable, Google has updated their terms of service and will now be free to use your profile picture on reviews or advertising as they please.

It looks like they will be doing this through Google Plus and it will be similar to Facebook’s sponsored stories.
Here are 3 examples that Google gave:

Here’s where I see this being an issue with bloggers:
They have the technology to recognize things you are posting and promote similar products as advertisements. So let’s say you just landed a sweet sponsored post with Target and you have potential to build an ongoing relationship. So you publish your first post and send the info to the PR person. Great! Until that PR person checks out Google Plus and sees a sponsored story/advertisement for Walmart with YOUR face plastered on it. Not good.

Yes, I realize the chances of this happening are slim, but they definitely do exist. I like to be able to control what I am endorsing, especially when my name and image are being used.

You can read more details about this news here.

Want to opt out?
Go here and uncheck the box at the bottom. Save and you’ve opted out.

What do you think of this? Did you opt out?

Comments

Rachel G says

October 11, 2013 at 12:08 pm

Thanks for giving us more info on this! I definitely agree that this doesn’t really look like an option I want to use!

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- Zack Reyes says
  
  October 11, 2013 at 12:18 pm
  
  Thanks for reading! 🙂
  Ya I agree. It’s kinda like, “why would I” when they make opting out so easy.
  
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Kate says

October 12, 2013 at 7:55 am

Thanks for sharing this! Was happy to see when I clicked over that the box was unchecked. Let’s keep it that way. Have a great weekend!

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- Zack Reyes says
  
  October 12, 2013 at 9:45 am
  
  Ha! Yes, definitely keep it that way. You have a great weekend as well! 😀
  
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Doylenn says

October 12, 2013 at 7:07 pm

Is there any good reason to want this?

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- Zack Reyes says
  
  October 13, 2013 at 9:52 pm
  
  I have not thought of one! Maybe it will have a link to your profile when they mention your name? So that would possibly generate some extra views of your profile or Google + page…
  
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  - Doylenn says
    
    October 14, 2013 at 10:39 am
    
    That’s what I thought! Thanks
    
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Tammy says

October 26, 2013 at 8:07 pm

Thanks Zack! I’m sharing this like crazy. And thanks for following me on twitter.

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- Zack Reyes says
  
  October 27, 2013 at 9:35 am
  
  Hi Tammy! No problem and thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment!
  
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