diff --git a/zerver/lib/users.py b/zerver/lib/users.py
index aac6791787..7718fdc7b8 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/users.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/users.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import unicodedata
 from collections import defaultdict
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Sequence, Union, cast
 
+import dateutil.parser as date_parser
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.db.models.query import QuerySet
@@ -425,6 +426,14 @@ def format_user_row(
         date_joined=row["date_joined"].isoformat(),
     )
 
+    if acting_user is None:
+        # Remove data about other users which are not useful to spectators
+        # or can reveal personal information about a user.
+        # Only send day level precision date_joined data to spectators.
+        del result["is_billing_admin"]
+        del result["timezone"]
+        result["date_joined"] = str(date_parser.parse(result["date_joined"]).date())
+
     # Zulip clients that support using `GET /avatar/{user_id}` as a
     # fallback if we didn't send an avatar URL in the user object pass
     # user_avatar_url_field_optional in client_capabilities.
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_home.py b/zerver/tests/test_home.py
index 56d5567d76..141ff64e1f 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_home.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_home.py
@@ -360,6 +360,27 @@ class HomeTest(ZulipTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(actual_keys, expected_keys)
         self.assertEqual(self.client.session.get("prefers_web_public_view"), True)
 
+        # Test information passed to client about users.
+        page_params = self._get_page_params(result)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            sorted(page_params["realm_users"][0].keys()),
+            [
+                "avatar_url",
+                "avatar_version",
+                "date_joined",
+                "email",
+                "full_name",
+                "is_admin",
+                "is_bot",
+                "is_guest",
+                "is_owner",
+                "role",
+                "user_id",
+            ],
+        )
+        date_length = len("YYYY-MM-DD")
+        self.assert_length(page_params["realm_users"][0]["date_joined"], date_length)
+
         # Web-public session key should clear once user is logged in
         self.login("hamlet")
         self.client_get("/")