Private Space - Safe?

Wadder

Hi all,

I have been using private space since its introduction.

However, after a number of comments within the community regarding the privacy of the mode. I have, as of today, deleted my space.

Can anyone advise if the mode is safe, secure and as the name suggests private? Am I better off using another profile?

GrapheneOS

Wadder It is another profile and is close to being another user. It's very similar to a secondary user but is nested within another user. It has a separate VPN similar to a work profile or secondary user along with separate apps, app data, profile data, etc. It has separate encryption keys with the option for a separate lock method, similar to a secondary user. It doesn't yet support an end session feature like secondary users, but we're going to be adding it. The clipboard is shared between the Private Space and the user it's nested within but we plan to add a toggle for this and that should be straightforward to implement, so it should be available in the near future. For the most part, it's largely the same as a secondary user, just more convenient. It has some UI conveniences not available with secondary users. It's a new feature so there are some UI quirks to work out. Secondary users do have a somewhat more separated user interface which is good for security but it's not a huge difference.

Wadder

GrapheneOS many thanks for the thorough response, the new implementations sound handy and something to look forward too.