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# Change the privacy of a stream
{!admin-only.md!}
Streams can be [web-public](/help/public-access-option), public or private,
and private streams can have shared or protected history.
See [stream permissions](/help/stream-permissions) for
details on stream privacy settings.
As an organization administrator, you can always make a public stream
private, but you must be subscribed to a private stream in order to make it
public.
### Change the privacy of a stream
{start_tabs}
{relative|stream|all}
1. Select a stream.
{!select-stream-view-general.md!}
1. Click the **pencil** (<i class="fa fa-pencil"></i>)
to the right of **Stream permissions**.
1. Under **Who can access the stream?**, select a privacy level.
{!save-changes.md!}
{end_tabs}
{!update-stream-auto-notification.md!}
!!! warn ""
**Warning**: Be careful making a private stream public. All past messages will become
accessible, even if the stream previously had protected history.