Private Earnings are not really private

[ashrafkhan81]

Yes, setting earnings to private is not really private. 

[prestonhunter]

There are ways to add some degree of privacy to one's earning. But I agree that they're not completely private.

If one is looking for complete privacy, or even a high degree of privacy, Upwork is the wrong place to go.

Upwork is best thought of as a massive billboard where one can post job listings or maximize the visibility of one's profile and availability for hire as a freelancer by clients all over the world.

Upwork is the opposite of privacy.