Nextdoor explains what data it collects from you and how it’s used inNextdoor’s privacy policy.

Consider the fact that Nextdoor collects information from your surfing app and gadget.

And if you sign up for Nextdoor through yourFacebook account, it can access data from there too.

Someone reading the Nextdoor privacy notice on a computer.

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To do this, select yourprofile picturein the top right and then selectSettings>Privacy.

Look for theShow address to my neighborhood assetting and snag the option that only displays your street name.

You don’t want to spam your neighbors, draw negative attention to yourself or create unnecessary conflict.

The entrance to a home with a street number on the door.

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Any neighborhood can have as few as 100 households and as many as 3,000.

Nextdoor also has a Nearby Neighborhoods feature that allows surrounding neighborhoods to selectively share posts with each other.

If you post something to Nearby Neighborhoods, there’s no way to do so completely anonymously.

Teen girls taking pictures for social media.

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The same rule should apply for accepting payment from a neighbor.

(you could, however, mute them to stop seeing their posts.)

Without a blocking feature, you could’t do anything except report them and ignore their messages.

A contractor helping with home improvements.

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If you see something suspicious, message them directly about it.

Neighbors gathering at a neighborhood party.

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A man using a smartphone.

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Young woman shocked at phone message.

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Someone reporting a post on Nextdoor.

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A woman watching someone in her neighborhood.

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A neighborhood in San Francisco.

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