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.
Please, stop to add comments with only "+" or "I support" or "good idea" as a content. Comments with technical details can't be seen among them.
Petko
This idea is definitely original but doesn't it distort the idea of one person having one Telegram which is as secure as it gets? I think this would just increase the channels for spammers and other similar individuals to conduct even more lucid activities. The average Joe doesn't need this and Joe who needs security has Secure Chats.
This idea doesn't help spammers in any way, but help regular human avoid illegal inspections of private correspondence and other info. For example, during the protests in Belarus.
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I fully agree with this proposal. Then it will be a completely anonymous messenger for communication.
Admin Dog
Thank you for the suggestion. Please make sure to check the platform for existing suggestions before submitting new cards. Our standard procedure is for duplicates to be deleted – in this case we decided to delete the previous suggestion card instead ([DELETED] #919) to keep the upvotes received by this one.
The card was edited to reflect the broader scope of the issue at hand.
Бекхан
You have completely changed the meaning of the card. What's the point of your site if you edit the text in your own way? All these 600 likes were put in support of our idea, and not for the sake of your meaningless and contradictory description.
Here is the original text that has been modified:
Double Bottom for Telegram
Dear Pavel Durov,
We have developed a solution for the Telegram client that allows you to hide accounts and open them only through a unique password code (see attached video). There are no traces of the presence of hidden accounts. It is impossible to find out if there are hidden accounts in the messenger and how many are there. The solution is called "Double Bottom". All nuances are thought out to the smallest detail, and the Telegram client itself has not changed in terms of the interface and user experience. Almost no modifications are required from the Telegram team. "Double bottom" is made completely "turnkey", you just need to accept our "Pull Request" in your repository. You can install our build using TestFlight for the review, and if you don't have an iOS device at hand, then watch the video. The source code of the build is available on GitHub.
With best regards, Bekhan Gendargenoevsky / Postuf team.
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The card was edited to reflect the broader scope of the issue at hand.
Here is the original text that has been modified:
Double Bottom for Telegram
Dear Pavel Durov,
We have developed a solution for the Telegram client that allows you to hide accounts and open them only through a unique password code (see attached video). There are no traces of the presence of hidden accounts. It is impossible to find out if there are hidden accounts in the messenger and how many are there. The solution is called "Double Bottom". All nuances are thought out to the smallest detail, and the Telegram client itself has not changed in terms of the interface and user experience. Almost no modifications are required from the Telegram team. "Double bottom" is made completely "turnkey", you just need to accept our "Pull Request" in your repository. You can install our build using TestFlight for the review, and if you don't have an iOS device at hand, then watch the video. The source code of the build is available on GitHub.
With best regards, Bekhan Gendargenoevsky / Postuf team.
Full letter (in Russian)
http://postuf.com/postufgram
Website
https://postufgram.com/
Community
https://t.me/postufgram
Source code
https://github.com/Postuf/Telegram-iOS-Double-Bottom-Postufgram
Design
https://www.figma.com/file/3s7Wh6VrNuMvAS5w0ndYdw/