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October 16, 2026

Public Pages & Help

• CHANGE: On the groups.io home page, the only button was Get Started for FREE, which goes to the Pricing page, so members who came to log in clicked it and couldn't find their way in. On phones, the Log In link was also hidden in the menu. The home page now has a Log In button next to Get Started for FREE, and a note for existing members with a link to the how-to-log-in video. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/41399
• CHANGE: The two buttons on the groups.io home page weren't labelled, and the Log In button was a pale outline next to the solid green Get Started for FREE button. Each button now has a heading saying who it's for: "New to Groups.io?" above Get Started for FREE, and "Already a member of a group?" above Log In. Log In is now a solid blue button, with the how-to-log-in video link under it. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/41423
• NEW: A new Security page, also at groups.io/security, summarizes how Groups.io protects your groups and data: where data is hosted, encryption, account security, monitoring, backups, incident response, and how we use AI. It also lists the documents institutions can request for a security review, such as our HECVAT and VPAT. It's linked from the sidebar on the Terms, Privacy Policy, and other policy pages.
• CHANGE: The Subprocessors page, last revised in 2018, has been brought up to date. Each subprocessor now says what it does for Groups.io instead of "Cloud Service Provider". AI providers have their own section, which notes that their terms do not let them train on the data we send. Spur, used to check IP addresses to prevent fraud and abuse, and Tailscale are now listed, and Google is listed for both mobile push notifications and support email.

October 9, 2026

Public Pages & Help

• BUGFIX: In the online help center manuals, the expandable sections (headings you click to show more text) looked like links but didn't open when clicked, and glossary terms didn't show their definitions when clicked. Both work again. https://beta.groups.io/g/docs/message/618