WhatsApp's new privacy feature locks sensitive chats and hides them from notifications

WhatsApp just announced a new feature called "Chat Lock" that should allow users to keep certain conversations more private. The tool lets you lock any conversation, which places it in a specialized folder that's only accessible via biometrics, like a fingerprint or face scan, or by entering a current password. This also automatically hides any references to locked chats in the notifications feed. Locking a chat seems easy enough. Just tap the name of the one-on-one or group chat and select the ...