How to HIDE your personal information on Google account- Control what others see about you

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Users can control what others see about you across Google services. As per information provided by Google on its support page, you can make some information on your Google Account private and therefore, not visible to everyone. You can control who can view information like your birthday or phone number across Google services. Some of the information that you can show or hide to other people who use Google services are your birthday, gender, employment info like where you work, personal and work contact info, places you have lived and education info. Here we show you how to hide your personal information on Google account.

The information that might be shown to people you contact or share with are your name, nickname, profile picture, cover photo and your Google Account email. It should be noted that the name and profile picture on your "About me" page will show up in most Google services. If you use a different name or profile picture in certain Google services, you will still see them there.

The information that you make visible to anyone in your Google Account can be found in a few places like on Hangouts, Gmail, Maps, Play, and YouTube. Here is how to hide your personal information on Google account:

1. Open your device's Settings app, then tap Google and then Manage your Google Account.

2. At the top, tap Personal info.

3. Under "Choose what others see," tap Go to About me.

4. Change your info:

Add: For each category you want to add info to, tap Add.

Edit: Tap the info you’d like to change and then tap Edit.

Tip: If you've changed your name recently, you might need to wait before you can change it again.

Remove: Tap the info you’d like to remove and then tap Remove.

5. Follow the on-screen steps.

Your name and profile picture