Proposing an edge-case privacy feature to Signal Community, providing an extra layer in private communication
Signal Community
Open-source & community-based encrypted messaging app
Signal is a secure and encrypted instant messaging app developed by the non-profit Signal Foundation and its subsidiary, Signal Messenger LLC.
The app allows users to send private messages, including files, voice notes, images, and videos, to individuals or groups.
The Probelm
Signal faces a privacy challenge
Publicly reading messages on a phone without a physical polarized filter installed posed a threat to user privacy.
The Objective
Create a new feature to increase privacy
Create a new feature that aligns with the app's philosophy of providing secure and private messaging.
The Solution
A flexible in-chat privacy window
An in-chat flexible window that hides all messages except the one being read.
Enable privacy window
Hovering proximity sensor or with the eye icon
There are two main methods for enabling the privacy feature on the chat window:
➔ Hovering over the proximity sensor
➔ Tapping the eye icon on the top bar.
Once the privacy feature is activated, all text and images in the chat will be obscured.
Flexiblility and control
Read only what you want
To view the messages, the user must simply tap on the icon on the blurred screen, which will open a window that displays the conversation one line at a time.
The user can then scroll through the chat, choosing to either highlight or hide specific content as desired.
When they remove their finger from the icon, the window will close automatically.
