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Re:All private Google Profiles will be deleted after July 31... by porkbird on Monday March 14, 2011 @06:38AM (#2321958)
I actually wonder what would happen to a google account without a public profile linked to a gmail address. IIRC deleting such account is impossible without deleting a corresponding gmail account. Loosing all your emails one day just because you are not into google buzz and other fancy social stuff would be horrible.
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Re:All private Google Profiles will be deleted after July 31... by decadentcactus on Monday March 14, 2011 @07:05AM (#2322013)
I'm wondering too. On https://www.google.com/accounts/ManageAccount , it says:

> You don't yet have a public profile. Learn more Create a profile or edit your personal info without creating a public profile.

I have no idea if I'm meant to create a public profile to save my email, or if I already have a private profile, or if I have no profile at all and this doesn't affect me. Hoping the last one.

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Re:All private Google Profiles will be deleted after July 31... by ern on Monday March 14, 2011 @07:39AM (#2322091)
As far as I can tell, deleting a profile has nothing to do with Gmail, or the rest of your Google account, besides Buzz. I deleted my profile, and still have access to the rest of my Google stuff, including Gmail.
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Re:All private Google Profiles will be deleted after July 31... by ashcairo on Monday March 14, 2011 @07:36AM (#2322084)
You should be ok. It says that 'Deleting your profile won't delete your Google Account.' here: http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?answer=...
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Re:All private Google Profiles will be deleted after July 31... by porkbird on Monday March 14, 2011 @07:57AM (#2322122)
As far as I can tell this statement is about a public profile. The private profile is essentially a google account, and I don't know a way to delete a google account and keep a gmail address associated with it.
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Re:All private Google Profiles will be deleted after July 31... by bpd1069 on Monday March 14, 2011 @08:24AM (#2322185)
No, the private profile is essentially a public profile. If you delete a public/private profile, all access to buzz is gone, and all past 'buzzes' will not be accessible (effectively deleted).
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Re:All private Google Profiles will be deleted after July 31... by porkbird on Monday March 14, 2011 @09:16AM (#2322306)
That's quite confusing. How can I tell that a profile is private vs public (which seems to be a default)?
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