Business users on social networking site Google+ will now get more privacy as Google has added new privacy controls for more secure means to share sensitive information.
On Tuesday, November 5, Google introduced the "restricted communities" feature to Google+ which will enable users to have conversations without compromising on the privacy in the social network.
"At most organizations, it's important to make sure that private conversations remain private. Google+ is an ideal tool for groups who want to have social conversations--without broadcasting their thoughts to the world," said Michael Cai, Google+ Product Manager, in a blog post. "Today, we're adding an extra layer of security by rolling out restricted communities that only users in your organization can join. Whether it's designs of your beta product or notes from your team off-site, anything you post will remain restricted to the organization.
This privacy feature will eliminate the chance that an employee accidentally leaks sensitive information pertaining to a new product or the company as everything posted on the community remains there.
Business users will have the option to decide whether the community will operate on an invite-only basis or open to everyone in their company. Administrators will also have the option to set restricted communities as default.
"While administrators can set restricted communities as the default for your organization, you can always choose to create communities open to people outside of your domain, so clients, agencies or business partners can join in the discussion," per Cai.
Moreover, post the creation of a community, users will also have the option to share files, videos, events and photos from the Google Drive.
"Once a community is created, you'll be able to share files from Google Drive as well as videos, events and photos. Community owners can easily change settings, manage membership or invite other team members to join and jump into the conversation," notes Cai.
