Hi, I am trying to delete my account completely as I have a privacy concern.

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  maury0515 · Member · Apr 1, 2015 at 8:47 pm

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  Please tell me how to delete any accounts associated with my email and or name. Thank you!
  Please understand that i have a privacy concern. I was thinking of doing a project for my social media class but I changed my mind. I dont want people to search my name or email on search engines.

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  timethief · Member · Apr 1, 2015 at 9:14 pm

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  Hi there,

  https://passionesmaggie.wordpress.com is no longer available. The authors have deleted this site.

  Deleting blogs and/or blog content does not remove it from the SERPs (search engine page results). Google and Bing only clear their caches of deleted indexed content that produces a 404 (page not found) every 3 – 6 months. To completely remove an entire page from Google search results after it produces a 404 page not found error message see here: https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/1663419?hl=en

  Here’s how to deactivate your account:
  Although username accounts are not deleted, so you cannot be impersonated and have your reputation affected by anyone registering the same username in the future, there are steps you can take that amount to removing all personal information and result in leaving only a throwaway email address behind. http://en.support.wordpress.com/deleting-accounts/

  1. You can go to My Account->Edit Profile and remove all data except the account name and an email address. Create a throwaway email address and change the account email to that throwaway address. This only leaves the username behind.

  2. To unsubscribe from email sent to you from WordPress.com, go here and click on “Block all subscription emails from WordPress.com”:
  https://wordpress.com/settings/notifications/

  3. To ensure the account is locked up tightly, visit this site, generate a password of 15-20 characters, and change the account password to it:
  http://www.thebitmill.com/tools/password.html

  4. To hide your Gravatar profile, login and on the bottom right hand corner of your Gravatar profile page you will find a “hide” button visible only to you that you can click.