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user info made public

Updated: 21 May 2010 | 5 comments
Marc C's picture
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Hopefully this is a simple as me missing a check box....

In my profile set up it asks me to enter a valid email addess--- "A valid e-mail address. All e-mails from the system will be sent to this address. The e-mail address is not made public and will only be used if you wish to receive a new password or wish to receive certain news or notifications by e-mail."

However when I googled myself earlier on something else. My email address and profile page are given as a result. How exactly does " The e-mail address is not made public" mean we will make your email address and profile available on the Google?


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Thomas K's picture
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Aug
2009
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Please tell us what product

Please tell us what product you are using. This way we can point you to the correct forum, allowing you to get replies that may help answer your question.

Regards,
Thomas

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Aug
2009
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Marc, Was the email address

Marc,
Was the email address actually visible on the Google results page, or only after you clicked your profile?  The Profile tab is only visible when you are logged in to your SymAccount.  For example, if you click my name above it just shows you my picture, "Member since" info, # posts in each area, recent activity, etc.  Try performing the same search on a different machine (where you haven't logged into Connect/SymAccount) and see if you get the same results.

Thanks,
Kyle
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Aug
2009
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No Connect hits on Google

Hi Marc,

Please let us know where you're seeing this on Google.

I just Googled your email address (I have access to it since I'm an admin) and I did not get any hits on Connect.

I did get some results that pointed back to the New Jersey Department of Transportation site and the Configuresoft Customer Forum.

We take this stuff seriously so please report back if you can confirm Connect information on Google.

Thanks,
Kevin

Aniket Amdekar's picture
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Aug
2009
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On google, if you search my

On google, if you search my name, and go to page no.3 you will find this as one of the URLs provided for my profile in connect:

98.129.119.162/connect/user/aniket-amdekar

Could that be a vulnearbility, exposing the IP of connect servers in a search result?

Frank019's picture
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Sep
2009
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If I chekc my user name,

If I chekc my user name, I don't see any personnal info.