When I start typing to add my friends in Trello, I see all these people I don't know! What's up with that? Are you showing my boards to the public?
Privacy – Understanding Visibility and Privacy in Trello
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Related Solutions
Trello now offers an invite collaborators by URL feature (currently in beta).
Steps
- Show Menu
- Add Members >
Invite people by giving them a special link… - Place the URL in a conspicuous place like your website or a Readme card of some sort along with some instructions for your collaborators.
Demo
We at Trello try to make the top search bar only return things that are "yours". To search a particular board you're looking at, it's better to use Search and Filter Cards.
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Best Answer
We don't let you see other people's boards unless they've been explicitly shared with you or made public.
We do let anyone invite you, or you invite anyone, to a board, in the same way you can invite anyone to link to you on a social network like Facebook or LinkedIn.
For instance, you can see me, but not anything about me because we're not in the same organization and don't have any shared boards.
https://trello.com/rich
EDIT
We have posted an FAQ on privacy and security.
https://trello.com/privacy