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diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/hooks/useFeatureFlag.ts b/packages/desktop-client/src/hooks/useFeatureFlag.ts
index 39feda9547336293fae4a54996cc32e5f2a42b55..aa78063093a86012df300dff971811ff2281d4f0 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/hooks/useFeatureFlag.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/hooks/useFeatureFlag.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const DEFAULT_FEATURE_FLAG_STATE: Record<FeatureFlag, boolean> = {
   categorySpendingReport: false,
   reportBudget: false,
   goalTemplatesEnabled: false,
-  privacyMode: false,
+  privacyMode: true,
   themes: false,
 };
 
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/1623.md b/upcoming-release-notes/1623.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e65fb5426d0b35102719f4513ce9982fa06c83ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/1623.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Features
+authors: [joel-jeremy, MatissJanis]
+---
+
+Releasing privacy mode as a supported feature