# Admins can see private messages in user's profiles?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/admins-can-see-private-messages-in-users-profiles/19750>\
**Category:** Site feedback\
**Created:** [Setembro 7, 2014, 11:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admins-can-see-private-messages-in-users-profiles/19750 "2014-09-07T11:52:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mittineague](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mittineague/32/114259_2.png) [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)\
**Post date:** [Setembro 7, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admins-can-see-private-messages-in-users-profiles/19750/9 "2014-09-07T18:40:37Z")

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> [@illspirit](#):
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> you can’t assume all users are going to trust the admins on the site they’re on

Then why would they want to be members there?

IMHO if you can’t trust the Admin - don’t join the site.

I agree that personal messages should not be visible to others _except_ the Admin (NOT Moderators) on a _need to know_ basis.

There may be times when an Admin _needs_ to check PMs to resolve an issue.

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