Being able to see conversations of hidden groups
Posted: 16 January 2015, 14:11
Heyo i would like to report something that has come to my attention.
If i have a friend in my friend list (whether its a mutual or non mutual friend) if that person is a member of a private (hidden) group where i'm not a member of, i can still see parts of their conversations. This due to the fact that on the community page i see updates of latest posts made by people in my friend lists. When they post something in a hidden group i get to see that post and in fact i also get to see the whole conversation (in which the post is a reply to) as well.
I don't think this should be how it works. A hidden group and its conversations should only be visible to those that have the rights to see them. People might say things in those hidden groups while thinking that only the other members can see it. However every1 befriended with them (even if they don't know they are in the friendlist of a certain person) can see that post. So if some1, you had a negative discussion with, befriends you he can follow all your post even when you think its a post he'd never see because it's in a private group.
As example, the thing that brought it to my attention:
I have quite some non mutual people in my friendlist. Two are members of fire<censored>ver. It's a private group and i cannot see the group page if i click on the name. Instead i get a message that i do not have the right to go to said page. However, on my community page i can see the discussions in which they are involved in said group as if i'm a member of the group. From the sound of the discussion it's clear that there has been no thought of the authors that others, then those who are a member of the group, can read those posts.
Anyway maybe something to look into?
Also when going to a prive group of which i'm not a part the page says:
Sorry there is an unexpected error.....
You can't view this group: not authorized (<-- string not in main site translation)
The first line doesn't seem to belong here as there is no error; you're not a member and therefore you cannot see the page.
Cheers,
Sawyer
If i have a friend in my friend list (whether its a mutual or non mutual friend) if that person is a member of a private (hidden) group where i'm not a member of, i can still see parts of their conversations. This due to the fact that on the community page i see updates of latest posts made by people in my friend lists. When they post something in a hidden group i get to see that post and in fact i also get to see the whole conversation (in which the post is a reply to) as well.
I don't think this should be how it works. A hidden group and its conversations should only be visible to those that have the rights to see them. People might say things in those hidden groups while thinking that only the other members can see it. However every1 befriended with them (even if they don't know they are in the friendlist of a certain person) can see that post. So if some1, you had a negative discussion with, befriends you he can follow all your post even when you think its a post he'd never see because it's in a private group.
As example, the thing that brought it to my attention:
I have quite some non mutual people in my friendlist. Two are members of fire<censored>ver. It's a private group and i cannot see the group page if i click on the name. Instead i get a message that i do not have the right to go to said page. However, on my community page i can see the discussions in which they are involved in said group as if i'm a member of the group. From the sound of the discussion it's clear that there has been no thought of the authors that others, then those who are a member of the group, can read those posts.
Anyway maybe something to look into?
Also when going to a prive group of which i'm not a part the page says:
Sorry there is an unexpected error.....
You can't view this group: not authorized (<-- string not in main site translation
)The first line doesn't seem to belong here as there is no error; you're not a member and therefore you cannot see the page.
Cheers,
Sawyer