diff --git a/EDMarketConnector.py b/EDMarketConnector.py
index 352b8ce2..4d53f1ac 100755
--- a/EDMarketConnector.py
+++ b/EDMarketConnector.py
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ class AppWindow(object):
                 self.ship.configure(state=tk.NORMAL, text=crewroletext(monitor.state['Role']), url=None)
 
             elif monitor.cmdr:
-                if monitor.group and not config.get_bool("hide_group", default=False):
+                if monitor.group and not config.get_bool("hide_private_group", default=False):
                     self.cmdr['text'] = f'{monitor.cmdr} / {monitor.group}'
 
                 else:
diff --git a/prefs.py b/prefs.py
index 9e2c037e..57c83f50 100644
--- a/prefs.py
+++ b/prefs.py
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ class PreferencesDialog(tk.Toplevel):
         self.__setup_output_tab(notebook)
         self.__setup_plugin_tabs(notebook)
         self.__setup_config_tab(notebook)
+        self.__setup_privacy_tab(notebook)
         self.__setup_appearance_tab(notebook)
         self.__setup_plugin_tab(notebook)
 
@@ -671,6 +672,25 @@ class PreferencesDialog(tk.Toplevel):
         # LANG: Label for 'Configuration' tab in Settings
         notebook.add(config_frame, text=_('Configuration'))
 
+    def __setup_privacy_tab(self, notebook: Notebook) -> None:
+        frame = nb.Frame(notebook)
+        self.hide_multicrew_captian = tk.BooleanVar(value=config.get_bool('hide_multicrew_captian', default=False))
+        self.hide_private_group = tk.BooleanVar(value=config.get_bool('hide_private_group', default=False))
+        row = AutoInc()
+
+        nb.Label(frame, text=_('Main UI privacy options')).grid(
+            row=row.get(), column=0, sticky=tk.W, padx=self.PADX, pady=self.PADY
+        )
+
+        nb.Checkbutton(
+            frame, text=_('Hide private group name in UI'),  variable=self.hide_private_group
+        ).grid(row=row.get(), column=0, padx=self.PADX, pady=self.PADY)
+        nb.Checkbutton(
+            frame, text=_('Hide multi-crew captian name'), variable=self.hide_multicrew_captian
+        ).grid(row=row.get(), column=0, padx=self.PADX, pady=self.PADY)
+
+        notebook.add(frame, text=_('Privacy'))
+
     def __setup_appearance_tab(self, notebook: Notebook) -> None:
         self.languages = Translations.available_names()
         # Appearance theme and language setting
@@ -1234,6 +1254,10 @@ class PreferencesDialog(tk.Toplevel):
         config.set('language', lang_codes.get(self.lang.get()) or '')  # or '' used here due to Default being None above
         Translations.install(config.get_str('language', default=None))  # type: ignore # This sets self in weird ways.
 
+        # Privacy options
+        config.set('hide_private_group', self.hide_private_group.get())
+        config.set('hide_multicrew_captian', self.hide_multicrew_captian.get())
+
         config.set('ui_scale', self.ui_scale.get())
         config.set('ui_transparency', self.transparency.get())
         config.set('always_ontop', self.always_ontop.get())