Comment 11 for bug 1607067

There's some further discussion about the topic of this PR here:

https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/access-to-specific-hidden-file-path-in-users-home/6948/8

Josh, we're are researching about a way to solve problems similar to the ones you describe. It's still not ready for prime time, but I believe we should be able to address that.