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That's your gmail account ID. It hasn't changed since you registered for gmail. I remember that the old Google profiles (before Google+ and before the Profiles
by jannes 15y ago
That's your gmail account ID. It hasn't changed since you registered for gmail.
I remember that the old Google profiles (before Google+ and before the Profiles relaunch) had an option to choose between a private and a public profile URL. The public version of the URL had your gmail username in it. The private one didnt, it had the your account ID in it. Apparrently they turned off the option for public profile URLs since Google+.
So apparently these URLs are there for privacy reasons. Not everyone who knows your email address should be able to find your profile.
- dorkwagon 15y agoThe option of having your username in the URL is still there, but it looks like the setting needs to be toggled again for the new profile scheme. Check near the bottom on https://profiles.google.com/me/about/edit/d https://profiles.google.com/me/about/edit/d . Edit: Strangely, the option shows up only sometimes when I click the edit button.
- jamesbritt 15y agoToo funny. I tried to view that url on my G2 and got a page saying my browser was not supported.