Controlling Who Views Your Profile
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Who Can See Your Profile and What They Can See
You have a lot of control over the information that appears on your profile and who can see that information.
What Everyone Can See
Anyone who views your profile in Yahoo! can see some information about you. Your display name and your photo are always visible to your profile visitors.
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If you’re an adult, your gender and location are also visible, if you’ve included these in your profile. (Remember, these details are optional, so don’t include them if you don’t want to share them with the world.)
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If you’re a teenager, only your gender is also visible. Your age, and location don’t appear to people who aren’t your connections.
You can also choose to share your age, status, About Me information, blog, Updates, and/or guestbook with anyone who views your profile by changing the permission to Anyone.
What Your Connections Can See
People you’ve included in your connections automatically get to see more about you. In addition to the basic information, connections always see your full name, your status message, About Me, and Connections information.
You can also choose to share your age, guestbook, your blog, and/or Updates with your connections.
What’s Next
Now that you know what parts of your profile you can choose to share, learn how to change viewing permissions.
Words to Know
- Blog: a personal or topical journal on the Internet that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption (short for weblog).
- Connection: a person you spend significant time online with and with whom you want to share personal information. Connections have privileged access to each others’ profiles.
- Display name: a personal nickname of your choosing that appears on your profile on Yahoo!; protects the privacy of your real name from people you don’t know.
- Guestbook: the area of your profile page where you and your visitors can leave comments for others to see.
- Status message: a personal message that appears on your profile card; you can change it whenever you want.
- Updates: brief messages about profile changes and other activities on Yahoo! that are can be shared with your connections or everyone.