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Snowy
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Kailua, HI

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Snowy to Wildcatboy

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Re: Facebook privacy (Do not want my name being searched on FB)

said by Wildcatboy:

If you Choose the options I provided, your "profile" will not come up on a Google search even if people search for your facebook name.

Just to be aware of it, facebook can be queried via an email address too.
This site is primarily used for seeing whether a Yahoo ID is online but it also has a facebook search function that will use email addresses rather than proper names.
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Wildcatboy
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The settings I provided will take care of that too. The user can't be found by searching for the email address or the phone number.

Snowy
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Snowy

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said by Wildcatboy:

The settings I provided will take care of that too. The user can't be found by searching for the email address or the phone number.

I just tried 2 different facebook accounts associated with 2 different yahoomail accounts & both facebook ID's were produced even after following
"Home -> Privacy Settings -> Ads, Apps and web sites -> Public search. Disable it."
One possible explanation is that the yahoo detector produced cached data from previous searches when Public search was enabled.
Another explanation is that the yahoo detector isn't using or following facebook's search functions.
The yahoo detectors will only work with a yahooID, beyond that I have no idea why it's producing hits after disabling Public search.

chrisretusn
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I just tried that site, it does not detect any Facebook account that I tried. I tested several accounts all of which I happen to know have Public search disabled What I get with user ID or email is "redacted doesn't have a Facebook account".

I does work for folks that have an open profile. But so does Google or any search engine.