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Google Profiles Go Public..No More Hiding

by Ken
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Just in the mail. All private profiles to be deleted.

Public profiles : Unbrowseable Answers - Google+ Help
#google #hiding #profiles #publicno
  • Profile picture of the author BloggingPro
    This is for Google plus right? Yikes. My FB profile is private and it has remained that way for a really long time. Looks like I won't be taking part in G+ after-all.
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  • Profile picture of the author noble
    Thanks for that, I didn't hear about it.

    All you have to disclose is your gender and name though - which is less than is disclosed on a private FB profile - so its not big deal IMO.
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    • Profile picture of the author JamesGw
      Originally Posted by noble View Post

      Thanks for that, I didn't hear about it.

      All you have to disclose is your gender and name though - which is less than is disclosed on a private FB profile - so its not big deal IMO.
      Yeah, but is there an option to JUST display that publicly while also displaying more information privately? It seemed like that you'd only need gender/name to have a profile, but also that any other information you display is also shown. I could be wrong.
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      • Profile picture of the author JR Consulting
        Originally Posted by JamesGw View Post

        Yeah, but is there an option to JUST display that publicly while also displaying more information privately? It seemed like that you'd only need gender/name to have a profile, but also that any other information you display is also shown. I could be wrong.
        You can set each section of your profile so that only people in your circles can see it (or only certain circles), or anyone on the web. You can be just as private as you can be on Facebook, if not more so.
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        • Profile picture of the author BloggingPro
          Originally Posted by Jeffrey Reidy View Post

          You can set each section of your profile so that only people in your circles can see it (or only certain circles), or anyone on the web. You can be just as private as you can be on Facebook, if not more so.
          Thats good to know. I guess I misunderstood the op's post.
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    its been more than a week... like if you search for my name... "Nishant Arora" first result comes out to be the Google Profiles...
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    • Profile picture of the author JR Consulting
      Originally Posted by wrongnumber View Post

      its been more than a week... like if you search for my name... "Nishant Arora" first result comes out to be the Google Profiles...
      Log out of Google and then do the same search.
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    • Profile picture of the author BloggingPro
      Originally Posted by wrongnumber View Post

      its been more than a week... like if you search for my name... "Nishant Arora" first result comes out to be the Google Profiles...
      Hmm... over here your LinkedIn profile is. I wonder if it puts your own profile up front when your logged in?
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  • Profile picture of the author QualityWebsiteServices
    hm...

    doesnt sound that good...
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  • Profile picture of the author WebPen
    Can't say I'm surprised- the internet is very quickly erasing the concept of privacy.

    Of course, we also have choices- you don't have to join FB, Google+, etc....
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    • Profile picture of the author DamenRabat
      What´s Google´s reasoning behind this step?
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      • Profile picture of the author JR Consulting
        Originally Posted by DamenRabat View Post

        What´s Google´s reasoning behind this step?
        From the OP's link:

        Public profiles
        The purpose of Google Profiles is to enable you to manage your online identity. Today, nearly all Google Profiles are public. We believe that using Google Profiles to help people find and connect with you online is how the product is best used. Private profiles don't allow this, so we have decided to require all profiles to be public.

        Keep in mind that your full name and gender are the only required information that will be displayed on your profile; you'll be able to edit or remove any other information that you don't want to share.

        If you currently have a private profile but you do not wish to make your profile public, you can delete your profile. Or, you can simply do nothing. All private profiles will be deleted after July 31, 2011.
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