Random people showing up in Track Changes??

Anonymous
2023-02-05T00:30:48+00:00

I am doing revisions on a novel and random people are now showing up in the track changes. I have not shared this document with anyone, but it is stored in my OneDrive. How did these people's names get in my document? They are coming up as reviewers and their names are attached to changes I've made.

This is incredibly concerning and a HUGE privacy violation. Has anyone else seen this??

For what it is worth, I've googled these people and I have NO connection to them at all. But one thing I did notice is that LinkedIn profiles appear for all of them near the top of the Google results. One of them is the CMO of Whole Foods?? I, personally, do not have a LinkedIn profile nor have I ever.

Microsoft Word for Mac v16.69.1

macOS 13.2

EDIT: I updated the screenshot to remove content of document.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-02-12T20:45:46+00:00

    I should also note that I primarily work on a Mac but with this document, I have opened it on my SurfaceBook, running Windows 10. I just checked and the Surfacebook is running a beta channel version of Word (the latest, I believe).

    My Mac is running the current channel and the problem has not resurfaced since I rolled back to an earlier version of the document.

    I'm going to make a copy of the document and open it on Windows to see if I can reproduce the issue. I'll report back...

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-02-12T20:49:12+00:00

    For the record I am having the same issue and I am a Windows user, however one of the contributors is on MAC.

    (Version 2211 Build 16.0.15831.20220) 64-bit

    I have the same problem on Windows and all collaborators on Windows. It is being looked at by Microsoft.

    I'm on Version 2301.

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  3. Jim G 134.1K Reputation points MVP
    2023-02-13T19:34:43+00:00

    Hi

    If someone can provide a document that exhibits the problem, it would be very helpful. The sample document need not be complex. It should have just enough in it to show the problem and should not have any personal or confidential information.

    Place the example on a shared drive such as OneDrive or DropBox and reply here with the share link.

    Why a sample file is important for troubleshooting. How to do it.https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/why-a-sample-file-is-important-for-troubleshooting/9441ae3c-1e92-41c6-9a1f-5b377b08e5a5

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  4. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2023-02-14T01:13:38+00:00

    Hi Jim,

    The Word Product Team have opened a bug report for this issue, which had been reported by some enterprise customers. Therefore, we can expect a fix in due course.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-02-14T12:25:48+00:00

    Hi Jim,

    The Word Product Team have opened a bug report for this issue, which had been reported by some enterprise customers. Therefore, we can expect a fix in due course.

    Hi Doug -

    Do we have a Bug ID for this? Wanted to pass it along to the MS engineer on my premier case.

    Thanks

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