Warning: A friend in Hong Kong said my Signal group was too loud

They told me last month that my group name and some public profile info made it easy for outsiders to figure out who we were and what we talked about. I changed all the group settings to be fully private, removed the group photo, and made the name something vague like 'Book Club'. How do you balance keeping a group findable for friends versus keeping it safe from people who shouldn't be there?

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terry_bailey356mo ago

Yeah that's a tough line to walk for sure.

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willow_ellis6mo ago

Oh man, I read this article about how that balance is basically the core of modern leadership. It said you have to be firm on goals but totally flexible on how people get there. Makes sense but man is it hard to actually do.

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lily3604mo ago

Wait wait, wait. They said your GROUP NAME made it easy for outsiders to figure stuff out? That's wild to me. I thought those were just for jokes, not actual security risks.

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