# Create & Join Groups

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/create-join-groups/78807>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [December 26, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/create-join-groups/78807 "2024-12-26T23:01:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 11:18pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/create-join-groups/78807/2 "2024-12-26T23:18:34Z")

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There are a few ways to accomplish this. Do the users in these groups all belong to the same organization (company interest groups, for example), or are they public groups that anyone can join? If the latter, you’ll need to mind PII for data security:

> [@locked\_with\_key Secure Your Data with Row Owners and Public Profiles](https://community.glideapps.com/t/secure-your-data-with-row-owners-and-public-profiles/52139):
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> wave Hey fellow Gliders! Are you using Row Owners and Public Profiles to secure your user data? If not, you might accidentally expose private info. Let’s fix that. In this important tutorial, I demonstrate how and why to enable Row Owners, create a Public Profiles table, and onboard new users in order to safely create a community app that doesn’t reference the User Profile table. [[Glide: Secure Your Data with Row Owners and Public Profiles] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPgZeDSPQMw) You can also reference this article in…

Here’s the setup I would take:

 ![User Groups Miro](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/6/8/68deba846b4e59701b9a82a50713b86c703420e0.jpeg)

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