diff --git a/src/components/Chat/GroupForum.tsx b/src/components/Chat/GroupForum.tsx
index bfc1f05..7e01883 100644
--- a/src/components/Chat/GroupForum.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Chat/GroupForum.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ export const GroupForum = ({
   myAddress,
   hide,
   defaultThread, 
-  setDefaultThread
+  setDefaultThread,
+  isPrivate
 }) => {
   const {  rootHeight } = useContext(MyContext);
   const [isMoved, setIsMoved] = useState(false);
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ export const GroupForum = ({
     left: hide && '-1000px'
     }}
   >
-   <GroupMail hide={hide} getSecretKey={getSecretKey} selectedGroup={selectedGroup} userInfo={userInfo} secretKey={secretKey} defaultThread={defaultThread} setDefaultThread={setDefaultThread} />
+   <GroupMail  isPrivate={isPrivate}
+ hide={hide} getSecretKey={getSecretKey} selectedGroup={selectedGroup} userInfo={userInfo} secretKey={secretKey} defaultThread={defaultThread} setDefaultThread={setDefaultThread} />
 
    </div>
   );
diff --git a/src/components/Group/Forum/GroupMail.tsx b/src/components/Group/Forum/GroupMail.tsx
index d569b27..38d93e9 100644
--- a/src/components/Group/Forum/GroupMail.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Group/Forum/GroupMail.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ import LazyLoad from "../../../common/LazyLoad";
 import { delay } from "../../../utils/helpers";
 import { NewThread } from "./NewThread";
 import { getBaseApi } from "../../../background";
-import { decryptPublishes, getTempPublish } from "../../Chat/GroupAnnouncements";
+import { decryptPublishes, getTempPublish, handleUnencryptedPublishes } from "../../Chat/GroupAnnouncements";
 import CheckSVG from "../../../assets/svgs/Check.svg";
 import SortSVG from "../../../assets/svgs/Sort.svg";
 import ArrowDownSVG from "../../../assets/svgs/ArrowDown.svg";
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ export const GroupMail = ({
   secretKey,
   defaultThread, 
   setDefaultThread,
-  hide
+  hide,
+  isPrivate
 }) => {
   const [viewedThreads, setViewedThreads] = React.useState<any>({});
   const [filterMode, setFilterMode] = useState<string>("Recently active");
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ export const GroupMail = ({
    
   }
 
-  const getEncryptedResource = async ({ name, identifier, resource }) => {
+  const getEncryptedResource = async ({ name, identifier, resource }, isPrivate) => {
     let data = dataPublishes.current[`${name}-${identifier}`]
     if(!data || (data?.update || data?.created !== (resource?.updated || resource?.created))){
     const res = await fetch(
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ export const GroupMail = ({
     } else {
       data = data.data
     }
-    const response = await decryptPublishes([{ data }], secretKey);
+    const response = isPrivate === false ? handleUnencryptedPublishes([data]) : await decryptPublishes([{ data }], secretKey);
 
     const messageData = response[0];
     return messageData.decryptedData;
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ export const GroupMail = ({
                   name: message.name,
                   identifier: message.identifier,
                   resource: message
-                }),
+                }, isPrivate),
                 delay(5000),
               ]);
             } catch (error) {}
@@ -255,7 +256,7 @@ export const GroupMail = ({
         }
       }
     },
-    [allThreads]
+    [allThreads, isPrivate]
   );
   const getMailMessages = React.useCallback(
     async (groupId: string, members: any) => {
@@ -327,7 +328,7 @@ export const GroupMail = ({
                     name: thread.name,
                     identifier: message.threadId,
                     resource: thread
-                  }),
+                  }, isPrivate),
                   delay(10000),
                 ]);
                 if (threadRes?.title) {
@@ -356,16 +357,16 @@ export const GroupMail = ({
         // dispatch(setIsLoadingCustom(null));
       }
     },
-    [secretKey]
+    [secretKey, isPrivate]
   );
 
   const getMessages = React.useCallback(async () => {
  
     // if ( !groupId || members?.length === 0) return;
-    if (!groupId) return;
+    if (!groupId || isPrivate === null) return;
 
     await getMailMessages(groupId, members);
-  }, [getMailMessages, groupId, members, secretKey]);
+  }, [getMailMessages, groupId, members, secretKey, isPrivate]);
 
   const interval = useRef<any>(null);
 
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ export const GroupMail = ({
       firstMount.current = false;
     }
     // if (groupId && !firstMount.current && members.length > 0) {
-    if (groupId && !firstMount.current) {
+    if (groupId && !firstMount.current && isPrivate !== null) {
       if (filterMode === "Recently active") {
         getMessages();
       } else if (filterMode === "Newest") {
@@ -389,7 +390,7 @@ export const GroupMail = ({
       setTempData()
       firstMount.current = true;
     }
-  }, [groupId, members, filterMode, hide]);
+  }, [groupId, members, filterMode, hide, isPrivate]);
 
   const closeThread = useCallback(() => {
     setCurrentThread(null);
@@ -468,7 +469,7 @@ export const GroupMail = ({
     } else if (filterMode === "Oldest") {
       getAllThreads(groupId, "Oldest", true);
     }
-  }, [filterMode])
+  }, [filterMode, isPrivate])
 
   const updateThreadActivityCurrentThread = ()=> {
     if(!currentThread) return
@@ -540,6 +541,7 @@ export const GroupMail = ({
         secretKey={secretKey}
         getSecretKey={getSecretKey}
         updateThreadActivityCurrentThread={updateThreadActivityCurrentThread}
+        isPrivate={isPrivate}
       />
     );
 
@@ -620,6 +622,7 @@ export const GroupMail = ({
               userInfo={userInfo}
               getSecretKey={getSecretKey}
               myName={userInfo?.name}
+              isPrivate={isPrivate}
             />
             <ComposeContainerBlank
               sx={{
diff --git a/src/components/Group/Forum/NewThread.tsx b/src/components/Group/Forum/NewThread.tsx
index b6cbf89..165b760 100644
--- a/src/components/Group/Forum/NewThread.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Group/Forum/NewThread.tsx
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ export const NewThread = ({
   closeCallback,
   postReply,
   myName,
-  setPostReply
+  setPostReply,
+  isPrivate
 }: NewMessageProps) => {
   const { show } = React.useContext(MyContext);
 
@@ -245,8 +246,8 @@ export const NewThread = ({
         reply,
       };
     
-      const secretKey = await getSecretKey(false, true);
-      if (!secretKey) {
+      const secretKey = isPrivate === false ? null : await getSecretKey(false, true);
+      if (!secretKey && isPrivate) {
         throw new Error("Cannot get group secret key");
       }
     
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ export const NewThread = ({
         const idThread = uid.rnd();
         const idMsg = uid.rnd();
         const messageToBase64 = await objectToBase64(mailObject);
-        const encryptSingleFirstPost = await encryptSingleFunc(
+        const encryptSingleFirstPost = isPrivate === false ? messageToBase64 :  await encryptSingleFunc(
           messageToBase64,
           secretKey
         );
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ export const NewThread = ({
         };
         const threadToBase64 = await objectToBase64(threadObject);
 
-        const encryptSingleThread = await encryptSingleFunc(
+        const encryptSingleThread = isPrivate === false ? threadToBase64 :  await encryptSingleFunc(
           threadToBase64,
           secretKey
         );
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ export const NewThread = ({
         if (!currentThread) throw new Error("unable to locate thread Id");
         const idThread = currentThread.threadId;
         const messageToBase64 = await objectToBase64(mailObject);
-        const encryptSinglePost = await encryptSingleFunc(
+        const encryptSinglePost = isPrivate === false ? messageToBase64 :  await encryptSingleFunc(
           messageToBase64,
           secretKey
         );
diff --git a/src/components/Group/Forum/Thread.tsx b/src/components/Group/Forum/Thread.tsx
index f393d5d..608489e 100644
--- a/src/components/Group/Forum/Thread.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Group/Forum/Thread.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import { NewThread } from "./NewThread";
 import {
   decryptPublishes,
   getTempPublish,
+  handleUnencryptedPublishes,
 } from "../../Chat/GroupAnnouncements";
 import { LoadingSnackbar } from "../../Snackbar/LoadingSnackbar";
 import { subscribeToEvent, unsubscribeFromEvent } from "../../../utils/events";
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ const getEncryptedResource = async ({
   resource,
   groupId,
   dataPublishes,
-}) => {
+},isPrivate) => {
   let data = dataPublishes[`${name}-${identifier}`];
   if (
     !data ||
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ const getEncryptedResource = async ({
   } else {
     data = data.data;
   }
-  const response = await decryptPublishes([{ data }], secretKey);
+  const response = isPrivate === false ? handleUnencryptedPublishes([data]) : await decryptPublishes([{ data }], secretKey);
 
   const messageData = response[0];
   return messageData.decryptedData;
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ export const Thread = ({
   secretKey,
   getSecretKey,
   updateThreadActivityCurrentThread,
+  isPrivate
 }: ThreadProps) => {
   const [tempPublishedList, setTempPublishedList] = useState([]);
   const [messages, setMessages] = useState<any[]>([]);
@@ -164,7 +166,7 @@ export const Thread = ({
         resource: message,
         groupId: groupInfo?.groupId,
         dataPublishes: dataPublishes.current,
-      });
+      }, isPrivate);
 
       if (responseDataMessage?.error) {
         const fullObject = {
@@ -323,9 +325,9 @@ export const Thread = ({
     [messages, secretKey]
   );
   const getMessages = React.useCallback(async () => {
-    if (!currentThread || !secretKey || !groupInfo?.groupId) return;
+    if (!currentThread || (!secretKey && isPrivate) || !groupInfo?.groupId || isPrivate === null) return;
     await getMailMessages(currentThread, null, null, false, groupInfo?.groupId);
-  }, [getMailMessages, currentThread, secretKey, groupInfo?.groupId]);
+  }, [getMailMessages, currentThread, secretKey, groupInfo?.groupId, isPrivate]);
   const firstMount = useRef(false);
 
   const saveTimestamp = useCallback((currentThread: any, username?: string) => {
@@ -380,10 +382,11 @@ export const Thread = ({
     if (currentThreadRef.current?.threadId !== currentThread?.threadId) {
       firstMount.current = false;
     }
-    if (currentThread && secretKey && !firstMount.current) {
+    if(!secretKey && isPrivate) return
+    if (currentThread &&  !firstMount.current && isPrivate !== null) {
       getMessagesMiddleware();
     }
-  }, [currentThread, secretKey]);
+  }, [currentThread, secretKey, isPrivate]);
   const messageCallback = useCallback((msg: any) => {
     // dispatch(addToHashMapMail(msg))
     // setMessages((prev) => [msg, ...prev])
@@ -576,6 +579,7 @@ export const Thread = ({
           myName={userInfo?.name}
           publishCallback={setTempData}
           setPostReply={setPostReply}
+          isPrivate={isPrivate}
         />
         <Box
           sx={{
diff --git a/src/components/Group/Group.tsx b/src/components/Group/Group.tsx
index c4b302a..6ccdc2a 100644
--- a/src/components/Group/Group.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Group/Group.tsx
@@ -2521,6 +2521,7 @@ export const Group = ({
                       hide={groupSection !== "forum"}
                       defaultThread={defaultThread}
                       setDefaultThread={setDefaultThread}
+                      isPrivate={isPrivate}
                     />
                      <AdminSpace adminsWithNames={adminsWithNames} selectedGroup={selectedGroup?.groupId} myAddress={myAddress} userInfo={userInfo} hide={groupSection !== "adminSpace"}  isAdmin={admins.includes(myAddress)} />
                   </>