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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.
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