If I share an interactive Google Spreadsheet using File > Publish to the web... does this spreadsheet include any personal information from my Google Account (eg. Full Name?)
If it does (somewhere in the docs.google.com hosted page's source code), is there a way to privately share this spreadsheet without this personal data?
Best Answer
Short answer
Publishing to the web doesn't include private information other than the content of the file. The only one file property/meta-data that is shown in a published document is the file name.
Explanation
In the Google Docs editors argot, "publishing to the web" and "sharing" are two different and independent features. The related help articles are included in the references section.
Usually the Google Docs editors official documentation mention the included features, not the missing ones.
WARNING
While the published spreadsheet doesn't include any private information, this open other means of getting information of your spreadsheet but only to those that know the spreadsheet id.
The spreadsheet URL looks like this:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tcLj7YF8Pp8P63oVzPGakHRV8v2dHPtTuH4icowp1jw/edit#gid=0The spreadsheet id is
1tcLj7YF8Pp8P63oVzPGakHRV8v2dHPtTuH4icowp1jwThe URL of published to the web spreasheet looks like this:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRjpwNxpLAj5BM7iaY7i1rnjOiivClHtAl8YNyuZGvpmh_ZAVrDG6UofS9fygH_WHzlkkbSw1TXPJGY/pubhtmlAFAIK there is no way to guess a spreadsheet id, so while you keep your spreadsheet private (not shared with anyone) your private information will be kept private.
References
Google Docs editors Help articles