Your name and address will be known to everyone who uses the NextDoor application and website. I don't suggest using it. I recently discovered that low income apartments in ghetto areas might be able to use the application to do crime. Car theft, asaaults, kidnapping and just about everything else under the sun.

What Nextdoor requires and what really happens are totally different. I have had people use my personal info on there and I never gave my permission. It is shared by screen shots and cut and paste easily. I do NOT recommend Nextdoor at all. People get really stupid on it and nothing is done.

In many counties, anyone can use public records to get the basic info needed to sign up under someone else's identity. Once in, everything is available to use for marketing, stalking, whatever. Nextdoor swears that they're secure, but it's just marketing. They terminate anyone who tries to discuss this in the private "National Lead's Forum". Highly placed managers will neuter your Lead tools, block you from important message categories (or posting!) and arrange to filter your email so that you can't reach any other Nextdoor staff to complain about mistreatment. It's a police state in a microcosm. STAY SAFELY AWAY!

Nextdoor does not sell, share or give Your email address, street address or other personal information to anyone else.

Nextdoor requires ALL new Members to use their Real Names and Addresses and each must be verified. Only the Neighbors inside their personal Neighborhood know Your Name and the Street You live on. Members can block their home/street numbers, once verification has been accomplished.

Here is some information Directly from Nextdoor Website on "privacy"

Privacy on Nextdoor

Fences are sometimes necessary. But online privacy is always necessary. Nextdoor makes it safe to share online the kinds of things you'd be okay sharing with your neighbors in person.

Here's how:

Every neighbor has to verify their address.
Every neighbor signs in with their real name. Just like in person.
Your website is protected by password and encrypted by HTTPS.
We never share your info with advertisers.

Who has access to my Nextdoor website?

Access to your neighborhood's Nextdoor website is password protected and only available to folks in your neighborhood who have joined and then verified their address.

Please use discretion and only share information on Nextdoor that you are comfortable sharing with all of your neighbors.

I want to hide my street number

If you're uncomfortable sharing your full residential street address, you may choose to display only your street name on your profile.

Every neighbor signs in using their real name, just like they'd introduce themselves in person.

Using your real name (and not an alias, pseudonym, or abbreviation) helps to build trust among neighbors. This leads to better communication and fosters a stronger community.

Keep in mind that our Member Agreement requires that members use their real name, or the name by which they are commonly known in their community. Violations of the member agreement may result in consequences such as suspension from your Nextdoor neighborhood site.

Safety on Nextdoor

Nextdoor makes it safe to share online the kind of things you'd be okay sharing with your neighbors in person.

Here's how:

Every neighbor must verify their address.
Each neighbor signs in with their real name. Just like in person.
You choose where your information is shared.
Your website is securely encrypted using the HTTPS Internet protocol.
Information shared will never show up in Google or other search engines.
Nextdoor never shares your personal information with third-party advertisers.

In situations where you believe there is a threat to the physical safety of your neighbors, please report the issue using our "Report a safety concern" page.

I hope the above will help alleviate Your concerns.
Nextdoor remains a great place to share Neighborly Information. Information that You would share with some one might meet walking down the street, in Your neighborhood or across Your backyard fence.

The mass majority of complainers are those who want to use Nextdoor for what it was never intended to do. It ss NOT a facebook type application, it constricts neighbors to their Neighborhood only, with some limited contact with verified neighbors who border Your personal neighborhood, but very limited in scope.

Leo B's comment to aiding crime reminds me of the available Google Earth Pro's neighborhood maps... if you continue to zoom in, the map changes to pictures of the houses on your street. And you're able to take a "ride" down your street and see very detail images of your property! All a crook needs to do is sit on his computer and pick the places to commit crimes.

If a product is "free" on the internet, then you are the product.

Not sold

Nextdoor requires you to use your real name.

If worried about privacy I suggest you try Zipublik app. Your address is not shown to anyone and even the surname is hidden. Only first name is visible while communicating.

No idea. The emails (spam) seem to show mostly screen names and locations.

What the Leads can do with this info is food for thought!