I have my profile set to private but all my details show up in a full page on a google search (photo, email, dates, etc).
This is definitely a breach of privacy. Why is this happening?
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Marina I agree, THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE DEFAULT......
All geni users are searchable unless they change it themselves in account settings !
Not only are the users searchable, but all their relatives (except minors) are named!
On the geni page the following is written
"Your search result includes only your name, profile photo, city, and the person who added you so relatives can find you."IT INCLUDES MORE THAN THAT. IT INCLUDES THE NAMES OF YOUR HUSBAND / WIFE AND CHILDREN (not minor) AND THEIR PHOTOGRAPHS.
and if the wife had indicated in her permissions that they did not want to be searchable then she is marked as "private user" next to her photograph!!!!
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Jeff, Geni Curator Browyn, please check that you're not logged into Geni when viewing after a Google search. Those options are not turned on by default. Please check your privacy settings (http://www.geni.com/account_settings/profile_privacy) and to what Marina was getting at, your permissions (http://www.geni.com/account_settings/permissions), uncheck the box "Let the public search for me (profile privacy settings apply)" if you do not want your public page indexed by Google.
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