Posts Tagged gender identity

Google+ Update: “Gender” will include privacy option

As an update to Jos’ post yesterday on Google+’s gender problem, it looks like they’re changing the settings to allow you to make your gender private:

I’ll admit it does irk me that the decision behind it is expressed as one of privacy or concerning different languages rather than one of identity — not to mention just making your gender identity invisible is not necessarily the best solution. I personally think the most effective way to address this would be including an empty field that can allow users to enter how they identify.

But I will say that I am glad they’re addressing it. (Great to see Google’s Bradley Horowitz’s direct response to Jos’ post in comments.) I ...

As an update to Jos’ post yesterday on Google+’s gender problem, it looks like they’re changing the settings to allow you to make your gender private:

I’ll admit it does irk me that the decision behind ...

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