Option to set an alternative passcode ("double bottom") that either opens a limited set of chats, opens a different account, or destroys one of the connected accounts completely when entered.
Use cases
Could be used by political activists in opressive countries when they are required to unlock their chats.
Potential issues
If such an emergency passcode is set, the app won't be able to use your fingerprints or other biometric data to unlock chats. As a result, the absense of biometric unlock could be used a clear indicator that a person has something significant to hide – and it becomes impossible to prove this is not the case.
This might provide a false sense of security and might actually make the situation worse for an activist's or an innocent bystander.
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This feature is essential for users in Russia and other repressive countries. Now more than ever, people need a place where they can safely express their opinions and communicate. Please implement this feature in the next update 🙏
Ludovico
Agee! Implement it with urgency now! It's needed in Ukraine and russia!
Agree! You should be able to define if you want to destroy one, two or all the accounts and also if only locally or also in the cloud!
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The absense of biometric unlock is not a problem when you actually use them to open up a hidden (clean) account by default. You can switch accout safely everytime you've unlocked the app. Yes, it is not that convenient to switch accounts every time but my guess is that this feature worth it. Also, not every user uses biometric data to log in. You can always says that you are fearing that Apple/Google know you biometric data and can use it against you. In the end of the day no one forces users to use that feature. By the way, "People nearby" feature is much more dangerous because it allows to track down a user with meter accuracy by triangulation and fake gps techniques and this is still available to use
Ludovico
Any news? I've info from Ukrainian activist that says that this could be a game changer!
Kamil Fo
it is necessary to add the function of hiding some of the chats and so that they are visible only when entering a special password and so that it cannot be tracked. this could stop torture and sexual abuse by law enforcement in some countries.
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• just don't give out your device password to beginn with
Amazing! Thanks for the lifehack :-)