Zee09
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A reoccurring theme here needs to be addressed. Mr. Willson can you clarify the security and privacy of PMs here and possibly a link to The XenForo policy on privacy?
Many thanks...
Many thanks...
Forum Privacy Reassurance Needed
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Zee09
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Thanks but we already talked and this is a lead in.
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Just a tidbit that may be the subject of concern....
How Private Are Private Messages
Can the owner of a forum read private messages among all users, by reading the database directly, bypassing xenforo front end and xenforo security?
xenforo.com
Why would you publicly ask a question such as this other than to draw attention to yourself? If it really is a personal concern then PM the moderator and include specifics rather than a vague and sensational "reoccurring theme here needs to be addressed".
The label does not define the permission or confidentiality of a conversation.
My post above is absolutely true.
Even as an administrator I cannot see your conversation, unless you choose to invite me into that conversation, or commit an egregious violation of privacy by copying and publicly posting it.
That latter action has earned many folks a permanent ban.
In your link the consensus is this: a sleazy site owner can avoid the front end, and scour the database directly to see them.Just a tidbit that may be the subject of concern....
How Private Are Private Messages
Can the owner of a forum read private messages among all users, by reading the database directly, bypassing xenforo front end and xenforo security?
So, let me again assure you that:
1. Our site owner is not sleazy.
2. We don’t do that.
3. Our permission sets do not allow direct viewing.
I dislike the direction this thread has taken, because it impugns the integrity of our site owner, who has set up Xenforo to preserve the privacy of members and who has a long-established history of severely punishing those members who disrespect the privacy of others.
If you're concerned about privacy, you should not be using any device on the internet for any purpose whatsoever, nor sharing any personal details. As government spends money to provide internet access, guess what comes with owning the infrastructure? Access to every single data packet that transitions its networks. ZERO privacy, of any transaction.
I believe the latest Google algorithm can determine who you are, without logging in, within like 10 or so search queries. I can't find the link, but by now Google already has the answer to that question.
news.yahoo.com
I believe the latest Google algorithm can determine who you are, without logging in, within like 10 or so search queries. I can't find the link, but by now Google already has the answer to that question.
Government secretly orders Google to track anyone searching certain names, addresses, and phone numbers
The U.S. government is reportedly secretly issuing warrants for Google to provide user data on anyone typing in certain search terms, raising fears that innocent online users could get caught up in serious crime investigations at a greater frequency than previously thought.
So, I’m locking this, to avoid the uninformed, and frankly, off topic, speculation that is already starting to get posted.
This was a BITOG question, not a discussion on how other fora operate, or what being on the internet entails.
This was a BITOG question, not a discussion on how other fora operate, or what being on the internet entails.
@Astro14 is correct, Xenforo never allows anyone to read anyone else's PMs, even Super Admins can't. I am the only member that has access to the database. I do not look in the database to read PMs. The only time I would ever look for PMs in the database is if BITOG were compelled (legal term) to do so. We have never been compelled to do so.
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