Is there a way to protect users' privacy by not showing their activities on all the StackExchange sites under their network profiles?
Can users hide their network profiles, or links to them?
Thanks.
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Do you mean hiding communities as it is possible under your profile > settings > SITE SETTINGS > Hide communities ?MC68020– MC680202023-11-19 23:08:45 +00:00Commented Nov 19, 2023 at 23:08
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I meant cross-site activities under users' network profilesTim– Tim2023-11-19 23:09:53 +00:00Commented Nov 19, 2023 at 23:09
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I'm far from up-to-date on these kinds of things, but I found some information on Meta.SE that suggests that:
- 2016: you can hide the network profile on individual profiles
- it was further asked: "What about network profile activity?" to which the response was: "Probably not going to change anytime soon."
- 2016: a request to hide activities from hidden networks -- seems to be the "source" duplicate for a few similar questions (linked to that post)
- 2015: What is the purpose of hiding communities if they are visible anyway?
... so to answer your questions, to the best of my knowledge:
Is there a way to protect users' privacy by not showing their activities on all the StackExchange sites under their network profiles?
I don't believe this is possible right now; it seems to me like the "top" and "activity" tabs include activity even from hidden profiles.
Can users hide their network profiles, or links to them?
- Yes, I believe a "hidden" profile (as MC68020 said, profile -- settings -- site settings -- hide communities) will not show a link back to the parent network profile "for everyone but the user and site moderators".
answered Nov 20, 2023 at 18:37
