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Disable invites for 1:1 private DMs/direct chats by default OR ask for 2nd user's consent before actually inviting
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Description
### Suggestion
Please read vector-im/element-meta#320 for context.
I would like for all clients/servers to disallow inviting a 3rd user into a private 1:1 chat by default.
If a user wants advanced functionality by inviting bots or personal assistants, _that_ should involve an extra step or two, not the other way around, as the workaround suggested in the linked issue does.
The most straightforward method of creating and using a 1:1 chat, without tweaking anything, should cater to the average non-tech-savvy user, someone who would have no idea of the consequences of being part of a 1:1 chat where both users are admins and can invite all and sundry to become part of a potentially private conversation.
This could be a very targeted, narrow component of matrix-org/matrix-spec#289.
### Alternative
I would like for all clients/servers to ask the 2nd user for consent before sending out an invite to any 3rd user to a private 1:1 chat. This will ensure that no single user can abuse their admin privilege to allow others to gatecrash a private conversation.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Read vector-im/element-meta#320 and matrix-org/matrix-spec#289 first for the existing context. Then determine where the Matrix specification should define the default invite restriction or second-user consent requirement; the work is done when the agreed behavior is clearly specified for clients and servers.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- backend-api-design, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100