I've linked my Google Plus account with the DP account in order to use the benefit of highlighting my avatar next to Google search results, however I noticed an undesired side effect. My latest Google Plus posts were displayed in my DP profile (in the left sidebar). Not only this, but my Google Plus name (my real name) was displayed as a title to this "widget" as well. It's all good, but sometimes I don't want to associate my real information such as my name with places such as forums and discussion forms. Is there a way to "silently" link my Google Plus account with my DP account?
Sorry, there isn't a way to do it... the way the contributor link system works in Google, you *have* to link to the Google+ profile from their profile page on the website.