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Can some people talk about example secret groups? I quit using facebook/never had the friends to discover these.

CleanedStar 14y ago
I am in several regular groups and one secret group. The regular groups I am in - one is a local group, one is a memorial group for someone who died young, one was started by a friend for his hobby. The secret group has a lock on its tab and says "Secret Group - Only members see the group, who's in it, and what members post". No one who I am friends with knows I'm in the group aside from people in the group. Not sure what more to say - it has a wall which is somewhat active, although content was better and more diverse when the group started, now it is mostly 1-2 boring friend-of-friend chatterboxes. It also had a chat room, although Facebook killed group chat rooms a few months ago.
- webwanderings 14y ago
  Imagine if you are using your FB and you have other people around you peeking at your PC screen. Now this secret FB group is not really secret, is it? There is actually no technical way possible for having a truly secret group.
  - JimmyAustin 14y ago
    This is like saying you can't have a secure bank account online because people can just look over at your screen while you do it. Just don't go on when people are around.
    - webwanderings 14y ago
      You are right. What I am saying is that secrecy of an online group is totally dependent on human choice and decisions. When Facebook (or anyone else) claim that they have secret group ... they are not technically secret because their secrecy is dependent upon non-technical aspect, i.e, humans. BTW, the analogy of bank website isn't equally applicable because people don't hang out at their bank websites most of the time.
temiri 14y ago
The only secret group that I am in is for an organization which is, in turn, a secret. I can't imagine why you'd want a truly secret group otherwise. Not just closed, where non-members can't see the content, but secret, where non-members don't know the group exists.
- Tuvaloon 14y ago
  Tautology? Of course no one would want a non-secret secret group.
jeffbarr 14y ago
I am in a Digital Media graduate program at the University of Washington (MCDM, if you really want to know). The classes are small (6-15 students) and we all get along really well. On the first day of each class we create a secret group for the quarter so that we can discuss readings, assignments, and our opinion of the lecturer. We all keep our laptops open during class and the group serves as a running commentary on the goings-on.
cup 14y ago
I'm in a secrete motorbike group which organises rides and provides warnings for other riders about police blitz or speed cameras.
AdamTReineke 14y ago
There are private groups for all the Microsoft interns, with a new group created each year. Great for planning housing and such before starting work and gaining access to Microsoft internal mailing lists and for keeping in touch after the internship ends. // Edit: I'm also in a private group for computer-related majors at our school, kept private so we can talk about stuff we don't necessarily want getting back to administration. (Weak security, but better than public posts.)
prostoalex 14y ago
Baby photos. It's a fair assumption that 90% of my friends are not interested in seeing one every single day. For those 10% that do (and for grandparents on either end) we've set up a secret group where it's anywhere from 1 to a few dozen photos daily. It's not really secret in the sense that we try to keep extremely high levels of privacy on it, anybody can ask to join.

I am in several regular groups and one secret group. The regular groups I am in - one is a local group, one is a memorial group for someone who died young, one was started by a friend for his hobby. The secret group has a lock on its tab and says "Secret Group - Only members see the group, who's in it, and what members post". No one who I am friends with knows I'm in the group aside from people in the group. Not sure what more to say - it has a wall which is somewhat active, although content was better and more diverse when the group started, now it is mostly 1-2 boring friend-of-friend chatterboxes. It also had a chat room, although Facebook killed group chat rooms a few months ago.

webwanderings 14y ago
Imagine if you are using your FB and you have other people around you peeking at your PC screen. Now this secret FB group is not really secret, is it? There is actually no technical way possible for having a truly secret group.
- JimmyAustin 14y ago
  This is like saying you can't have a secure bank account online because people can just look over at your screen while you do it. Just don't go on when people are around.
  - webwanderings 14y ago
    You are right. What I am saying is that secrecy of an online group is totally dependent on human choice and decisions. When Facebook (or anyone else) claim that they have secret group ... they are not technically secret because their secrecy is dependent upon non-technical aspect, i.e, humans. BTW, the analogy of bank website isn't equally applicable because people don't hang out at their bank websites most of the time.

temiri 14y ago

The only secret group that I am in is for an organization which is, in turn, a secret. I can't imagine why you'd want a truly secret group otherwise. Not just closed, where non-members can't see the content, but secret, where non-members don't know the group exists.

Tuvaloon 14y ago
Tautology? Of course no one would want a non-secret secret group.

jeffbarr 14y ago

I am in a Digital Media graduate program at the University of Washington (MCDM, if you really want to know). The classes are small (6-15 students) and we all get along really well. On the first day of each class we create a secret group for the quarter so that we can discuss readings, assignments, and our opinion of the lecturer. We all keep our laptops open during class and the group serves as a running commentary on the goings-on.

cup 14y ago

I'm in a secrete motorbike group which organises rides and provides warnings for other riders about police blitz or speed cameras.

AdamTReineke 14y ago

There are private groups for all the Microsoft interns, with a new group created each year. Great for planning housing and such before starting work and gaining access to Microsoft internal mailing lists and for keeping in touch after the internship ends. // Edit: I'm also in a private group for computer-related majors at our school, kept private so we can talk about stuff we don't necessarily want getting back to administration. (Weak security, but better than public posts.)

prostoalex 14y ago

Baby photos. It's a fair assumption that 90% of my friends are not interested in seeing one every single day. For those 10% that do (and for grandparents on either end) we've set up a secret group where it's anywhere from 1 to a few dozen photos daily. It's not really secret in the sense that we try to keep extremely high levels of privacy on it, anybody can ask to join.