Create a new permission scheme where the Browse Project permission is granted only to the 3 people (either as users or by adding a new group that includes only those 3. I prefer group for maintenance purposes). Use the new permission scheme in the 4 private projects.
See https://confluence.atlassian.com/jira064/managing-project-permissions-720412504.html
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