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Is my yahoo answers activity private? - Staci93 - 01-21-2013 12:47 AM
I tried to make it private but don't know if it worked?
Thank y'all!! I tried it so how about now?
- Rev - 01-21-2013 12:55 AM
No, it's not. You can see for yourself by clicking the My Activity tab, then the "How others see me" link to the right of your avatar.
Here's what to do...(if on a mobile you may have switch to desktop mode for the following to work)
To privatize your profile go to My Activity > Edit My Preferences > Privacy & Communications. http://answers.yahoo.com/my-activity/edit/settings;_ylt=AqsotOF.UYGz5M.68UvAzBTg1KIX;_ylv=3 Underneath "Sharing and network" are your choices for your privacy settings, for both your Q&A and your network.
The most private setting is "My Contacts Only", which means only users that you have added as a contact can see your activity and network.
You can only keep your activity private on your profile, you cannot prevent people from finding your Q&A elsewhere on the site or from finding them by using Google and other search engines.
On that same Privacy & Communications page is the setting to "Allow someone from Yahoo! Answers to be my fan" (add you as a contact). A user who has added you as a contact is a fan, and can't see your activity and network on your profile if you have set it to "My Contacts Only". But they do have the option to receive an email every time you ask a question, regardless of your privacy settings unless you don't allow fans.
Any time you make a change on your settings don't forget to click Submit at the bottom of the page.
Also for privacy on Y! Profile make sure sharing updates is turned off and that your account is not linked with Twitter or Facebook.
http://profile.yahoo.com/y/settings/updates/
http://profile.yahoo.com/y/settings/linked-accounts/
(edit) No, you still haven't got it. Again, be sure to click Submit at the bottom of the page after you change your settings. Also, hiding your Y! Profile does not hide your Answers profile but it will prevent you from changing your avatar.
- Kuku Kajoob ♫ - 01-21-2013 12:55 AM
Your profile is private but not your Y!A activity
He already told you how to fix that..so Im not going to type it too.
I just want to add about your profile page
- Quack - 01-21-2013 12:55 AM
No. Your Q&A is not private so I can see your question "Parents : how much does it hurt u to spank ur kids?" but your Answers network is private.