[Please help] How to hide my G+ account from people knowing my email.
Hi there.
I'm having dispute with seller on internet and I've noticed that I'm able to see his G+ page in Gmail (top right corner). I've sent email to a friend and he is able to see my G+ page too. How to remove this?!?
Keeping this single argument with seller aside I specifically do NOT want people which know my email to see/know my G+ page. I'm using slightly different name on G+ page than in email, have hidden profile which does not show in search results and critical feature for me is to keep this two worlds (G+/mail) separated.
Posted Mar 25, 2015, 9:11 PM UTC
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I don't think what you're requesting is possible. I believe that given a Gmail address, you can always look up the corresponding G+ profile. Test it yourself by typing in any random Gmail address that you know is in use on https://plus.google.com--you will see a profile pop up in the suggestions box.
Note that this lookup is still possible even if your email address is hidden on your profile, so privacy settings have no effect on it. You can try unchecking "Help others discover my profile in search results" on the Google+ settings page, but I don't think will help (that's for web crawlers, and that page specifically says "[your] profile may be suggested to others" even with it disabled). If it's critical to keep your G+ and that email separated, I strongly suggest you create a second email account for the profile.