Users have the option of choosing Privacy Settings for their user information in the User Directory of the Blackboard Learning System. The Privacy Settings page allows Administrators to determine whether these privacy settings chosen by users will be respected during user searches of the Content System.
Follow these steps to open the Privacy Settings page.
Step 1 Open the Blackboard Learning System Administrator Control Panel.
Step 2 Select Settings under Content System. The Settings page will appear.
Step 3 Select Privacy Settings.
Select Yes or No to determine if the privacy settings user’s set for the User Directory will be respected.
If a User Name does not appear during a User Search in the Content System, check the settings on this page and also the settings the user selected in Personal Information. If the user did not choose to be listed in the User Directory, they will not appear during User Searches in the Content System if Respect User Directory privacy settings is set to Yes.