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It always seems to be on any site where you have to create a profile, by default it'll be exposed to google.

I really wish there was a checkbox at the end of a registration form that said something like "Show Publicly". I'd wager most people would leave it unchecked.

yeah it appears people including my self don't notice

yes it is, but it should be private when your logged out, its public to those who dont have an account on okcupid

To clarify, the default state is that the profile is available to logged-out users.

Correct

Is that worse than it being available to logged-in users?

Sure, you can't control what randoms on the Internet might look at your public profile, but you can't control who signs up for OKC accounts and looks at your private one, either.