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This is true, he asked google to add those people. Anyway, I sometimes wish it would be easier to see who already is a Google+ user and who is not. Also, I don't think this feature would be a problem in Germany (or here in Austria for that matter). I don't think google needs your permission to use their address book in one of their services that is tightly coupled with gmail.

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well, unfortunately, legally they need that permission. they probably informed me throughout the process somewhere in the terms, which, i of course skipped. I am just trying to make the point that this is less about legal implications but merely a call for better user guidance and being nice to your customers. i consider myself an advanced user (i make websites, i run a company, i've worked for it corporations) and yet even I 'accidentally' spam a lot of my friends because they showed up in a nicely prepared circle on Google+ that says here are your friends, add them to your circles.

how can u share something with someone if they are not on google plus?

The fact that adding them would result in an invite seemed like basic logical deduction to me. They could always be clearer, but where does it end...

well, as i said, further down, there is a clear "invite friends" section, right underneath the friend suggestions. this pretty much indicates that one thing will suggest friends who are on the network and the other allows me to invite them by e-mail. this is where my confusion came from... and that's where google decided it's cool to show me full names and no (not on the network) indications so i get the impression i can easily move them to a circle and friend them, when in fact, this just helps to spam more people who didn't want to be on the network (and I obviously can't know about this). think business contacts.

Yeah, if you look at your circles, the friends that aren't on G+ show up with an email icon in their bubble indicating that you are sharing with them via email only. I've suggested multiple times that the same icon be shown in the suggestions list. It really sucks that it is not on by default.

that's what I meant. exactly.

If you share via email, and you check the "Also email x person/s not yet using Google+", it will email those people your post with an invite to join as well. I actually don't mind this because it lets me share my thoughts with people that have no interest in G+ without having to do it twice.

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