A private conversation is invisible to people outside it
Who is involved
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Manager | Owns a private channel, a group and a direct message. |
| Employee | Is not a member of any of them. |
| Chat administrator | Manages channels but is not a member. |
Step by step
- Manager
Creates a private channel, a group and a direct message that do not include the employee.
What they see:All three exist and work for their members.
- Employee
Tries to open each one by its address.
What they see:Each answers as if it did not exist, so its existence is not revealed.
- Chat administrator
Looks at the private channel in All channels.
What they see:Its name, owners and counts, but not its messages, and no way to add themselves.
Who is told what
None.
Related
- Team Chat & Calls
- An announcement is confirmed, the missing people are reminded, and an urgent message gets through
- Any member adds to a group, only the owner removes
- Someone removed from a group leaves the call too
- The Copilot reads your chat without keeping it
- Turn a chat message into a project task
- Team workflows