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Semi-relevant, and a discussion I've had in the past in regards to Slack DM's. My company was a guest in our client's Slack workspace so this was an internal an
by nefitty 7y ago
Semi-relevant, and a discussion I've had in the past in regards to Slack DM's. My company was a guest in our client's Slack workspace so this was an internal anxiety. Short answer, admins have the ability to view private messages after jumping a couple of hoops:
Slack Plus/Corporate: "This type of export includes content from public and private channels and direct messages."
https://slack.com/help/articles/201658943-Export-your-workspace-data https://slack.com/help/articles/201658943-Export-your-worksp...
- markstos 7y agoAs a Slack admin, I changed the default retention period from "forever" to "1 year". Old Slack messages are more likely be a liability as a benefit, for the company as well as individuals. If you want to store something important for the long term, Slack is not the place to do that.