If you try to make a gist you'll have the option of either "Create a secret gist: secret gists are hidden from search engines but visible to anyone you give the

If you try to make a gist you'll have the option of either "Create a secret gist: secret gists are hidden from search engines but visible to anyone you give the url to" or "Create a public gist: Public gists are visible to everyone" Parent seems to have confused "private" and "secret".