# User profiles as admin and homepage for row owners **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [July 21, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/user-profiles-as-admin-and-homepage-for-row-owners/12864 "2020-07-21T03:38:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/user-profiles-as-admin-and-homepage-for-row-owners/12864/21 "2020-12-19T22:06:06Z")
I’m assuming this isn’t a private app? And you need an array column to assign two row owners (the user and yourself) as the owner of the row? I don’t know to what extent a “banned” user could manipulate the data and override tab visibility, but as long as you are using row owners, they would only have access to their own data anyway. Never tried to hack tab visibility, but I think Mark felt pretty confident about it. [Tab Visibility 👀](https://community.glideapps.com/t/tab-visibility/11099/7) To be honest, a lot of what I say is based on assumptions, so take that for what it’s worth. This is all based on my experiences with using Glide for the past couple of years. ---
**Author:** ![a.manda](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/a.manda/32/32645_2.png) [@a.manda](https://community.glideapps.com/u/a.manda)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/user-profiles-as-admin-and-homepage-for-row-owners/12864/22 "2020-12-19T23:44:45Z")
> [@Jeff\_Hager](#): > > I’m assuming this isn’t a private app? And you need an array column to assign two row owners (the user and yourself) as the owner of the row? Correct and correct! That linked thread is geeky-hilarious 😅 My worries come from all the security warnings in this Glide instructional: > **[Glide Docs](https://www.glideapps.com/docs)** > > Welcome to Glide Docs, a steadily growing collection of articles and videos on how to use Glide. We can’t wait to see what you build! Row owners will def. keep users from seeing other users’ onboarding info, but ALL users have access to the **Directory** which is a separate sheet listing a particular group of people - it’s a list of profiles incl. names/phone numbers/email addresses - so on the VERY off chance that a user started harassing people in some manner I wanted a way to “ban” them from within the app - even tho according to Glide my ban method is rather weak. Part of it is also me wanting to alleviate any privacy concerns that could be raised by people listed on the directory sheet. Maybe misuse won’t be a concern, but I want to be prepared with an answer of _“I already thought of that and I have a way to address it if it happens”_ (Or I’m just wayyy overthinking this) Members do also have a boolean in their profiles to turn off their listing… > [@Jeff\_Hager](#): > > This is all based on my experiences with using Glide for the past couple of years. = input of high value!! 💯 ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2020, 2:06am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/user-profiles-as-admin-and-homepage-for-row-owners/12864/23 "2020-12-20T02:06:58Z")
Yeah, I’m not entirely sure. Maybe hiding tabs would be enough, but based on what I’m seeing, the data is loading regardless if the tab is visible or not. Those are some technicalities that Glide would have to answer to be totally sure. Your case hits some grey areas that I’m just not sure what the best approach is. ---
**Author:** ![a.manda](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/a.manda/32/32645_2.png) [@a.manda](https://community.glideapps.com/u/a.manda)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2020, 4:44am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/user-profiles-as-admin-and-homepage-for-row-owners/12864/24 "2020-12-20T04:44:40Z")
> [@Jeff\_Hager](#): > > Your case hits some grey areas that I’m just not sure what the best approach is. My scattered tech knowledge often lands me here no matter what the project… 🌫 Appreciate all the feedback nonetheless, thanks! [Previous page](https://community.glideapps.com/t/user-profiles-as-admin-and-homepage-for-row-owners/12864.md?page=1)