> If you're upgrading from a version below Metabase 50, your permission levels may look different, but the data access hasn't changed. See [what's changed with data permissions and why](./no-self-service-deprecation.md).
## View data permissions
The **View data** permission determines what data people can see. Permission levels include:
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In Metabase 50, we overhauled our data permissions system to make it more expressive and easier to reason about. This page explains what changed and why.
The TL;DR: we split the old **Data access** setting into two settings: [View data](./data.md#can-view-data-permission) and [Create Queries](./data.md#create-queries-permissions).
**The TL;DR: we split the old Data access setting into two settings: [View data](./data.md#can-view-data-permission) and [Create Queries](./data.md#create-queries-permissions). Your data permissions may look different, but the access hasn't changed.**