Answers.Body: <p>Yes - it sounds a bit contradictory, but the true reference is to prevent anonymous users access to things like membership directories. Even so, unless you want to force everyone to login to provide this information (be it through an online contribution page, an event registration or a standalone profile), you'll need to grant this permission to the Anonymous User role. If you offer online directories to which you wish to limit access, you can limit access to that directory by using <a href="https://docs.civicrm.org/user/en/latest/membership/making-member-only-websites/" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><strong>CMS permissions</strong></a> (e.g. require login to view the page/block/element through which this directory can be accessed on your website).</p>
  
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Body: <p>Via the System Adminsitrator Guide: <code>profile listings and forms : If you plan on collecting name and address or other information from visitors, enable this permission for the "anonymous" role.</code></p>
  
  <p>Via the permissions page the following is noted: <code>Warning: Give to trusted roles only; this permission has privacy implications. Add/edit data in online forms and access public searchable directories.</code></p>
  
  <p>To most - Anonymous is not a "trusted" role - wondering why the warning is given - and what is the best practice.</p>
  
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Title: Permissions: profile listings and forms
ThreadText: # Permissions: profile listings and forms
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-10-24)
  
  Via the System Adminsitrator Guide: `profile listings and forms : If you plan on collecting name and address or other information from visitors, enable this permission for the "anonymous" role.`
  
  Via the permissions page the following is noted: `Warning: Give to trusted roles only; this permission has privacy implications. Add/edit data in online forms and access public searchable directories.`
  
  To most - Anonymous is not a "trusted" role - wondering why the warning is given - and what is the best practice.
  
  **Tags:** permissions
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2018-10-24. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
  
  Yes - it sounds a bit contradictory, but the true reference is to prevent anonymous users access to things like membership directories. Even so, unless you want to force everyone to login to provide this information (be it through an online contribution page, an event registration or a standalone profile), you'll need to grant this permission to the Anonymous User role. If you offer online directories to which you wish to limit access, you can limit access to that directory by using [**CMS permissions**](https://docs.civicrm.org/user/en/latest/membership/making-member-only-websites/) (e.g. require login to view the page/block/element through which this directory can be accessed on your website).
  
  
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