I tried doing that, and when I went to the setting to click the hide my email, it was already checked. So, I'm not sure what's up. Could it be that as I'm the owner of the account, would I see my email? Or is that not possible?
Since you are the account owner, when you visit your profile, you will be able to see your email listed, even when you have made your email private. Although it is visible when you are logged into that account, no other members and guests will be able to view your email.
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