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this post was submitted on 25 Nov 2023
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Doesn't signal do that? I thought they had a wipe as messages are sent like snapchat where if you leave and go back, they're gone
They have ephemeral messaging where one can set a timer to delete a message when it is read or from the time it was sent. But that isn't always so easy to gauge with life. Often times a chat log is needed when people don't check it often or right away. So the group must set a long timer like 24h ect ect. It's customizable. But if a group members device gets lost or stolen ect. It is of no use. Signal by default stores all call logs in the app. Even if the ephemeral timer is short. Call logs require manual deletion and the group is still formed showing who was in that group but the chat will be empty. Edit was wording.
I think the timer on each device starts from when the person who has the devices sees the message.
So if you send the message and the timer is 5 minutes, the message on your account (on all of your devices) will be deleted in 5 minutes from now, while the recipient will first see the message (maybe in an hour) and then after 5 minutes it will be deleted from their devices too.
100% this. Ephemeral messaging is a data hygiene tool, it is not a secrecy tool
Note with Snapchat that, it just gets hidden
You can find comments from people where old messages and images start popping back up because of bugs in the app. Snapchat is near the bottom of the barrel when it comes to privacy and security, despite the premise
I think that's per conversation so you have to remember to set it.
It is per conversation but ephemeral messaging is not the same as a panic button. It does not serve the same function or purpose. Which doesn't answer my question.