Admin default setting for Google+ profile discoverability
March 25th, 2014 | Published in Google Apps
Google Apps admins now have the ability to set the default state for profile discoverability in their domain through a control in the admin console. The setting is available for customers who have enabled Premium Features. It is checked by default (i.e., profiles are discoverable in public web searches).
At launch:
Example 1: User has set profile to be discoverable prior to launch, admin changes default setting to not be discoverable, user’s setting changes to not be discoverable
Example 2: User has set profile to not be discoverable prior to launch, admin changes default setting to not be discoverable, user’s setting does not change
Going forward:
Example: User has set profile to be discoverable after launch, admin changes default setting to not be discoverable, user’s setting does not change
Note: In domains where an admin sets profile discoverability to be off by default (i.e., unchecks the setting), users may still want to be able to discover their co-workers in the same domain. To enable this functionality, we extended Google+ to leverage contact sharing. If the admin has enabled contact sharing for services such as Gmail then co-workers will be suggested in autocomplete results irrespective of their discoverability setting.
Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Education and Government
For more information:
http://support.google.com/a/answer/4524919
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At launch:
- All users with discoverability on will get the admin default
- All users with discoverability off will be unaffected by the default (since they explicitly set it off)
Example 1: User has set profile to be discoverable prior to launch, admin changes default setting to not be discoverable, user’s setting changes to not be discoverable
Example 2: User has set profile to not be discoverable prior to launch, admin changes default setting to not be discoverable, user’s setting does not change
Going forward:
- Changing the admin default will change the users setting if the user has not yet set discoverability
- Once a user manually sets their profile discoverability setting (off or on), that setting persists even if the admin default is modified
Example: User has set profile to be discoverable after launch, admin changes default setting to not be discoverable, user’s setting does not change
Note: In domains where an admin sets profile discoverability to be off by default (i.e., unchecks the setting), users may still want to be able to discover their co-workers in the same domain. To enable this functionality, we extended Google+ to leverage contact sharing. If the admin has enabled contact sharing for services such as Gmail then co-workers will be suggested in autocomplete results irrespective of their discoverability setting.
Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Education and Government
For more information:
http://support.google.com/a/answer/4524919
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