# "Hide my profile" option will be disabled Sunday, 7/14/2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 12, 2024, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hide-my-profile-option-will-be-disabled-sunday-7-14-2024/1004071 "2024-07-12T00:32:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hide-my-profile-option-will-be-disabled-sunday-7-14-2024/1004071/8 "2024-07-12T16:47:45Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Isn’t this the kind of notice that should be emailed out? I think many here don’t check in for months. Your question is answered here: > [@We plan to disable "Hide my profile" option](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-plan-to-disable-hide-my-profile-option/1003903/22): > > We’re not aware of any way to send a notice solely to those with hidden profiles, and if we emailed everyone there’s a good chance we’d get flagged as a spammer. We agree it’s unlikely anyone would have gone to the trouble of putting sensitive info in their Profiles and then hiding them. We’re thinking that, if we decide to go ahead with this change - and the reaction seems positive so far - we’ll post a global announcement a few days in advance of implementation to give people a chance to revi… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hide-my-profile-option-will-be-disabled-sunday-7-14-2024/1004071)._