Well heres a problem im having. Usually when someone changes their name in a game it's to get away from someone. However, if you search any character, you can see who they were before. Im having an issue and was thinking about changing my name, but what's the point in wasting the money when someone can look up the new character and see who you used to be. How can I keep my account private? I know this because it happened to someone know. He changed his characters looks and name to get away from someone. The someone was searching random names and found out that it was him. I don't think that's right. Only your friends and FC members should know who you are after you change your name. You shouldn't be able to tell from looking them up. Or using their PSN ID. The PSN Id should be private anyway.