{"id":151377,"date":"2026-03-19T00:33:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T04:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/?p=151377"},"modified":"2026-03-19T00:33:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T04:33:57","slug":"how-to-manage-your-google-profile-visibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-manage-your-google-profile-visibility\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Manage Your Google Profile Visibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"daves-2801134980\" class=\"daves-single-post-before-content daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><p>If you were here last week, I talked about how to remove third-party apps from your Google account. If you missed it, you can find it here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-remove-third-party-apps-from-google\/\">How To Remove Third-Party Apps from Google<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week, I want to stick with the Google subject and teach you more. What are you teaching us this week? Good question. I&#8217;m going to show you how you can manage who sees your Google profile. This will help protect you by not letting others see information about you and hiding it. Two examples are: your gender and your birthday. Here I will show you how to manage your information to keep you safe. Before we get going, make sure to check out these other articles I have written for you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-enable-clipboard-alerts-on-samsung\/\">How To Enable Clipboard Alerts on Samsung<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-blur-house-on-google-maps\/\">How To Blur House On Google Maps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-disconnect-app-from-chatgpt\/\">How To Disconnect App From ChatGPT<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-change-appearance-of-chatgpt\/\">How To Change Appearance Of ChatGPT<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-change-chatgpt-personality\/\">How To Change ChatGPT Personality<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Time to start the new lesson.<\/p><div id=\"daves-1030176246\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How To Manage Your Google Profile Visibility<\/h2>\n<p>This will be shown on my Windows laptop using the Google browser.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong>: Find your<strong>\u00a0Google browser<\/strong> and open it up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/google_chrome-logo-feature-image.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-67308 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/google_chrome-logo-feature-image.jpg\" alt=\"google_chrome-logo-feature-image\" width=\"350\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/google_chrome-logo-feature-image.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/google_chrome-logo-feature-image-150x86.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong>: Once on, look to the top right for your profile image. Make sure you are signed into your Google account to do this. Click on your image, and a menu will appear. On the menu, click on the <strong>Manage your Google Account <\/strong>button below your name.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Google-Manage-Account-Link.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-142473 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Google-Manage-Account-Link.jpg\" alt=\"google-manage-account-link\" width=\"408\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Google-Manage-Account-Link.jpg 408w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Google-Manage-Account-Link-233x400.jpg 233w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Google-Manage-Account-Link-87x150.jpg 87w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong>: On this next screen, look at the left menu. Find the option called <strong>Data &amp; privacy<\/strong> and click it.<\/p><div id=\"daves-1898382327\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-2 daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-Data-And-Privacy-Link.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-151393 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-Data-And-Privacy-Link.jpg\" alt=\"google-account-data-and-privacy-link\" width=\"356\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-Data-And-Privacy-Link.jpg 356w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-Data-And-Privacy-Link-237x400.jpg 237w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-Data-And-Privacy-Link-89x150.jpg 89w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong>: In the middle of the screen, scroll down until you see the wording, &#8220;<strong>Info you can share with others.<\/strong>&#8221; Under that, you will see two choices:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Profile (Your info and who can see it)<\/li>\n<li>Location Sharing (Not sharing with anyone)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We want to click on the top option called <strong>Profile<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-Profile-Sharing-Link.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-151394 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-Profile-Sharing-Link.jpg\" alt=\"google-account-profile-sharing-link\" width=\"600\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-Profile-Sharing-Link.jpg 600w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-Profile-Sharing-Link-350x189.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-Profile-Sharing-Link-150x81.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5<\/strong>: You are now on the <strong>About me<\/strong> screen.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Manage your personal info and control who can see it when you use your main Google Account profile across Google services.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>They give you a key at the top to show you who is seeing your information. A lock icon that only you can see, and a people icon that anyone can see. They give some options at the top to work with:<\/p><div id=\"daves-1964699146\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-3 daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Name (you can show a different name than your real one)<\/li>\n<li>Profile picture (you can change your image to something that is not your face)<\/li>\n<li>Gender<\/li>\n<li>Birthday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The one I will show you here is the <strong>Gender<\/strong>. Click it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-About-Me-Information.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-151435 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-About-Me-Information.jpg\" alt=\"google-account-about-me-information\" width=\"600\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-About-Me-Information.jpg 600w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-About-Me-Information-350x291.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-About-Me-Information-150x125.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6<\/strong>: Here, you can see that you can change the gender, but we are not here for that. Look down near the bottom, and you will see, &#8220;Choose who can see your gender.&#8221; Under that, you are given the two options: either let others see it or only you. Click on one. Head back to the previous screen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-Gender-Screen.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-151434 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-Gender-Screen.jpg\" alt=\"google-account-gender-screen\" width=\"600\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-Gender-Screen.jpg 600w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-Gender-Screen-350x333.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-Gender-Screen-150x143.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 7<\/strong>: A little further down this screen, you will see email (this can not be changed) and two other options if you want to share. You can mess with those if you wish. So looks like they only let you really change the<strong> Gender and birthday<\/strong> to not show. Now you know how to find this area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-Contact-Info.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-151396 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-Contact-Info.jpg\" alt=\"google-account-contact-info\" width=\"600\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-Contact-Info.jpg 600w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-Contact-Info-350x296.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google-Account-Contact-Info-150x127.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I will suggest messing around in here to get it the way you want. Time to share this new knowledge with the world.<\/p><div id=\"daves-2975977521\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-4 daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<div id=\"daves-3075005217\" class=\"daves-after-content daves-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3225321574\" \ndata-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you were here last week, I talked about how to remove third-party apps from your Google account. 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