Google allows new users to skip joining Google Plus

Google Inc has lifted its requirement that made it compulsory for its new users to create a Google Plus account.

A new 'No thanks' button will now allow users to skip creating a Google Plus account when one signs up for a Gmail, Google Docs, or other Google accounts.

Google had earlier stopped pushing its Google Plus users to use their real names in July and had done away with the "Sign In with Google+" buttons in exchange for a more straightforward "Sign In The Google" button in April.