Anonymization Settings in Polls & Forms

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Hey Nextcloud Community :wave:,

I’ve got a couple of questions about anonymization settings in Nextcloud Polls and Forms :thinking:.

Polls: Are there any backend options to tweak anonymization? Like, is there a way to configure it differently so that we get actual full anonymization in Polls?

Forms: Can anonymization settings be adjusted so that participants immediately see if the creator has turned it on or off? Or is there a way to make sure that once anonymization is enabled, it can’t be undone? So instead of just turning it off, you’d have to duplicate the form and set up a new one with personal attribution?

I guess this could be adjusted in the backend code, but I wanted to check if there are any best practices for this. I’m still relatively new to Nextcloud, so any advice would be awesome :+1:!

Thanks!

florianh

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@florianh Regarding Forms there is a message in the header whether the responses will be anonymous. So the user can directly see it. It can be set on a per form basis.

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Thanks for the response!
The issue is that if anonymity is turned off later, previously anonymous responses become visible. This raises privacy concerns, as it could be misused. Any ideas on how to prevent this?

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No, previously submitted responses won’t be de-anonymized. This isn’t possible as we don’t store the username when anonymous submission is enabled.

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I just tested forms, you’re right, responses stay anonymous. Thanks :smiley:
For polls, I guess you’d need a custom solution. Any specific solution in mind?

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