# Disable per user access/usage statistics

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-per-user-access-usage-statistics/157393
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 10, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-per-user-access-usage-statistics/157393 "2020-07-10T17:56:25Z")
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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-per-user-access-usage-statistics/157393/2 "2020-07-10T18:06:26Z")

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> [@Roland](#):
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> i would expect/recommend some global admin option so that

You can disable the linked page (`/u`) using a site setting since 2015:

> [@Is it a security violation to show a directory of users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-a-security-violation-to-show-a-directory-of-users/26557/60):
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> Here is the functionality that @codinghorror mentioned: The new site setting is called enable\_user\_directory

> [@Roland](#):
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> user profile information would be hidden with or without authentication

You can also disable profiles for anons using `hide user profiles from public`.

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