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Beware the Slack Bug: How a Glitch Could Expose Your Private Conversations Episode

Beware the Slack Bug: How a Glitch Could Expose Your Private Conversations

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The article discusses a problematic bug in Slack that can lead to embarrassing and potentially damaging situations. The author recounts a personal experience where, while trying to initiate a group DM on Slack, they unintentionally shared years of private chat history with a colleague due to a glitch that caused the app to not display the existing group DM correctly. This incident revealed the risks of inadvertently exposing sensitive conversations and offers practical advice to avoid this situation. Users should be cautious when prompted to include chat histories, refresh their apps to ensure they are viewing the most up-to-date information, and consider converting DMs into private channels if they accidentally share confidential conversations.

Key Points:

  • A bug in Slack may cause existing DMs to disappear from the mobile app's visible chat list.
  • Accepting the prompt to include chat history in a group DM can unintentionally share private conversations.
  • To avoid this glitch, users should manually refresh the app or restart it if necessary.
  • When prompted to include chat history, think carefully before agreeing.
  • If confidential messages are accidentally shared, users can convert the DM into a private channel to control access.
  • General advice: to prevent embarrassing disclosures, avoid saying anything you wouldn’t want to be made public.
    Link to Article

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