Remaining anonymous in group lists

[AlexandriteGem]

I have selected to not turn up in searches. However, when I sign on can be traced by the information in the members lists in groups. Is there a way to prevent this and not show so much information in the group lists?

Thanks

[Derekmate]

no 

(the group owner can but not a member)

[norajulian]

You can choose not to show your groups in your profile. However, it’s up to the group owners as to if members names can be seen by searching the group itself. 

[Rolig Loon]

No.

Not only that, but anyone can figure out whether you are on line, whether they are in a group with you or on your friends list or not. All it takes is a very simple script that anyone with minimal scripting skill can write (or find free on line). Your on-line status is public information.

[AlexandriteGem]

Yes, I already choose to hide my groups. But the trouble is that the people in them can still track when I sign on. I want more privacy

 

[Callum Meriman]

26 minutes ago, AlexandriteGem said:

Yes, I already choose to hide my groups. But the trouble is that the people in them can still track when I sign on. I want more privacy

No privacy in SL. The group-online thing can't be hidden, and it's also trivial to check anyone with a script.

Alts are handy if you need to do things, sometimes.

[Rolig Loon]

24 minutes ago, AlexandriteGem said:

I want more privacy

Not possible. SL is a social world. You can buy a private estate in the middle of the world ocean and block teleports to keep people from visiting. You can set up an alt account that you use to log in when you don't want to deal with anyone who is hoping to talk with your main av (I do that when I am working and would rather not be interrupted).  But you cannot keep people from knowing whether you are on line. That's just the way SL works.

[AlexandriteGem]

Rolig, without getting so ridiculous, I just inquired about privacy in groups. Namely not having your name show up listing sign on activity. Thank you for confirming that it is not possible. That is all.

[Rolig Loon]

Thanks, Alexandrite.  You didn't limit your query to that possibility, so I figured it was easier to spell it all out in one shot.  It may sound ridiculous, but you wouldn't believe how many people ask variations of this question and really mean that they want to be totally invisible in world. We must get 4 or 5 a month.

[Alyona Su]

The three impossible ways to be invisible in SL that I can think of:

• Being in a group. The only way to turn invisible in a group is to leave the group.
• Scripted agent trackers - a.k.a. "Online Trackers" - the scripts and objects flood marketplace and even free.
• Ping-test IM. Unless the person is already blocked, they only need to send an IM as a "ping" to test if you're online.

[Love Zhaoying]

I was surprised that a mesh seller openly called their L$5 group their “Spam” group. Cool, I paid L$5, where’s my Spam?