Google account displaying full name before logging in?

ShadeDream · Mar 3, 2016

Is this displayed to everyone or does Google do this based on your location? I find that Google displays your full name before you even log in which would mean that anyone can pull your name from just having your email address. If this is actually the case, and this isn't a location based thing, how does one go about changing/removing this?

BoyAdsense · Mar 3, 2016

ShadeDream said:
how does one go about changing/removing this?

Browse Privately or in Incognito mode. Google only shows your Full Name when logging in if there are cookies stored in your browser. Try logging in your Google Account to other Computer and it will not show your name, it will only show the email address.

JKimRoot · Mar 3, 2016

change your name in the settings to another name.

ShadeDream · Mar 3, 2016

BoyAdsense said:
Browse Privately or in Incognito mode. Google only shows your Full Name when logging in if there are cookies stored in your browser. Try logging in your Google Account to other Computer and it will not show your name, it will only show the email address.

No access to a second computer and private/incognito mode cookies cleared does nothing. Any other ideas?

JKimRoot said:
change your name in the settings to another name.

Seems to be the only way from what I can see. Though I've tried checking someone else's account and it does not display anything but the email address. :S

rakeshhocrox · Mar 3, 2016

browse gmail in private window, may be your problem will resloved

ShadeDream · Mar 3, 2016

rakeshhocrox said:
browse gmail in private window, may be your problem will resloved

Nope. Makes no difference.

taranas159 · Mar 3, 2016

Try to use tor browser.

Ambitious12 · Mar 3, 2016

YEs many people have noticed this,if you open on your system then obviously it will show your name.

ShadeDream · Mar 3, 2016

Ambitious12 said:
YEs many people have noticed this,if you open on your system then obviously it will show your name.

So if my understanding is correct, it's a device thing then?

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