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Does HF have permission to read my convo and PMs? - Zexture - Feb 23, 2020
Convo is a great alternative to discord and it's great to have everything in one place. I've been using convos whenever possible to deal with everyone I know from HF. One thing I want to know is, can HF just read my convos or PMs whenever they wish? Also, when is it acceptable for Staff/Mods/Admins(other than being forced to do so legally) to read my convo or PMs
RE: Does HF have permission to read my convo and PMs? - Charger - Feb 23, 2020
What a funny thread. You have zero right to privacy. If Omni wanted he could post everyones convos in plain text.
RE: Does HF have permission to read my convo and PMs? - BreadMaker - Feb 23, 2020
Would be interested in the answer to this, i would say they wouldnt read/check ur convo unless there was a community alert or something serious that theyd consider closing an account for
RE: Does HF have permission to read my convo and PMs? - Dorrance - Feb 23, 2020
You remember when you signed up, you should of read that fine print.
RE: Does HF have permission to read my convo and PMs? - webdev77 - Feb 23, 2020
Staff cannot read PMs and Convos without you forwarding them directly to one of us. Administrators should be able to view/edit any site content they wish but have far better things to do than read your messages. Note that HF rules still apply to PMs and Convos, so don't be doing anything against site policy because members can and will report.
RE: Does HF have permission to read my convo and PMs? - Lrrr - Feb 24, 2020
(Feb 23, 2020 09:58 AM)webdev77 Wrote: Staff cannot read PMs and Convos without you forwarding them directly to one of us. Administrators should be able to view/edit any site content they wish but have far better things to do than read your messages. Note that HF rules still apply to PMs and Convos, so don't be doing anything against site policy because members can and will report.
Staff maybe not, but admin yes. (Unless the database are both somehow securely encrypted AND encrypted at rest.)
This is a public forum, you have zero right to privacy here. The data held in this website can be viewed by Omni at any time for any reason.
RE: Does HF have permission to read my convo and PMs? - Charger - Feb 24, 2020
(Feb 24, 2020 03:58 PM)Lrrr Wrote: Are you insinuation that the conversations and PM's in the database are both somehow securely encrypted AND encrypted at rest? I doubt it.
This is a public forum, you have zero right to privacy here. The data held in this website can be viewed by Omni at any time for any reason.
🙄🙄🙄🙄
He’s saying staff don’t have access to read it.
RE: Does HF have permission to read my convo and PMs? - Lrrr - Feb 24, 2020
(Feb 24, 2020 04:00 PM)Charger Wrote: 🙄🙄🙄🙄
He’s saying staff don’t have access to read it.
Does omni count as staff?
(Feb 24, 2020 04:00 PM)Charger Wrote: 🙄🙄🙄🙄
He’s saying staff don’t have access to read it.
fixed just for you bb
RE: Does HF have permission to read my convo and PMs? - Charger - Feb 24, 2020
(Feb 24, 2020 04:02 PM)Lrrr Wrote: Does omni count as staff?
No.
Does his userbar say staff or admin?
Admin = global moderation- admin panel
Staff = global moderation - no admin panel
Mentor = sectional moderation - no admin panel
RE: Does HF have permission to read my convo and PMs? - Yin Yang - Feb 24, 2020
It’s not encrypted, no. Sry
RE: Does HF have permission to read my convo and PMs? - Lrrr - Feb 24, 2020
(Feb 24, 2020 04:03 PM)Charger Wrote: No.
Does his userbar say staff or admin?
Admin = global moderation- admin panel
Staff = global moderation - no admin panel
Mentor = sectional moderation - no admin panel
I FIXED ITTTTTTTTTTTTT
RE: Does HF have permission to read my convo and PMs? - Nas - Feb 24, 2020
(Feb 24, 2020 04:02 PM)Lrrr Wrote: Does omni count as staff?
fixed just for you bb
I actually made a thread for all Official Usergroups on Hack Forums.
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5957042
RE: Does HF have permission to read my convo and PMs? - FBIRandom - Feb 24, 2020
(Feb 24, 2020 04:03 PM)Lrrr Wrote: I FIXED ITTTTTTTTTTTTT
lol stop posting. you already got roasted here. go hide
RE: Does HF have permission to read my convo and PMs? - Omniscient - Feb 24, 2020
Quote:. One thing I want to know is, can HF just read my convos or PMs whenever they wish? Also, when is it acceptable for Staff/Mods/Admins(other than being forced to do so legally) to read my convo or PMs
Only Admins can read your PMs/Convo. After 12 years of running HF the only times I need to do so are when problems are reported. Normally it's spam, harassment or sometimes it's confirming a screenshot from a Deal Dispute.
I got no interest in reading private member communications. Â I thought about allowing E2E Encryption but I'm almost positive members would not know how to correctly use it. Â We have a real problem with 2FA which is relatively simple to use. Â E2E would require public/private keys to be made and correctly added. Â Loss of keys would mean loss of access to the content.
HF has encrypted XMPP but that's hardly used by members.
Discord offers no encryption at all btw.
Also one day we might encrypt portions of the database. It's also complex to execute on the backend but would require no changes or interaction from members. Â It could partially make HF database more secure but at the cost of some resources. It's also not 100%.
https://community.mybb.com/thread-201850-post-1249339.html#pid1249339
This is more info on MySQL InnoDB Encryption.
RE: Does HF have permission to read my convo and PMs? - Lrrr - Feb 24, 2020
(Feb 24, 2020 06:19 PM)Omniscient Wrote: Only Admins can read your PMs/Convo. After 12 years of running HF the only times I need to do so are when problems are reported. Normally it's spam, harassment or sometimes it's confirming a screenshot from a Deal Dispute.
I got no interest in reading private member communications. Â I thought about allowing E2E Encryption but I'm almost positive members would not know how to correctly use it. Â We have a real problem with 2FA which is relatively simple to use. Â E2E would require public/private keys to be made and correctly added. Â Loss of keys would mean loss of access to the content.
HF has encrypted XMPP but that's hardly used by members.
Discord offers no encryption at all btw.
Also one day we might encrypt portions of the database. It's also complex to execute on the backend but would require no changes or interaction from members. Â It could partially make HF database more secure but at the cost of some resources. It's also not 100%.
https://community.mybb.com/thread-201850-post-1249339.html#pid1249339
This is more info on MySQL InnoDB Encryption.
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