 The Open Situation Room Exchange, or OSRX, is a website designed for the public sharing of information and conversations about conflict. At the same time, we realize that some sensitive topics require more privacy than others. OSRX has multiple levels of privacy so that you can control who can see your contributions to the site. OSRX is entirely built with open-source tools that were created by public designers. There is no proprietary code or a code created by government entities. Here's how privacy works on OSRX. As you know, the user can upload and publish various types of content to the site, such as discussions, docs, maps, datasets, etc. Each of these items inherits their privacy settings from the space above them. So, for example, the Iraq space which we're on right now is open to the public. All content that appears in Iraq is visible to anybody who accesses the site. But what if you want to discuss a topic that is sensitive, like corruption in Iraq? To control your privacy levels, you will need to create a new situation space with a new privacy level. There are three types of privacy on OSRX. The first setting is public. Because we envision OSRX as an open space where people can freely share information about conflict, this is the default setting on OSRX. With the public setting, any site member can join the space without permission and post their visible to all OSRX members. Use this setting to maximize the number of people who can see your information and talk with you about your data. The next level of privacy is private. Private spaces are visible to the public, but joining the space requires administrator approval. Users and posts in private spaces can only be seen by approved members. Use the private setting when you want your topic of conversation to be discovered by other people, but you want to restrict access to the people that you know. And finally, hidden. Hidden spaces are invisible on OSRX. The only way to find a hidden OSRX space is to be invited by the space administrator. Because of this, none of the content on a hidden OSRX page can be seen by anybody but a space member. Use the hidden setting if you want to control who can see, access, and engage in your space. Your site activity is also visible on your profile page. Only your public post will be visible on your profile page. Items that you posted in private spaces and hidden spaces will not be visible to others. At this early stage in development in OSRX, we are planning to conduct a security test that will protect the site from hackers. As the site develops, we will continue to improve our existing security measures to ensure the greatest possible safety for our users and their private information.