article

snapchat and the 'myth' of the disappearing message

[WHAT]

  1. ] MYTH  
    1. use snapchat to send your 'message' and your message will 'dissapear' from the recipients device once they view it
  2. ] REALITY
    1. your 'message' will NOT dissappear

[WHY]

  1. ] your message will be displayed temporarily(based on a timeframe you specify) to the recipient that you send it to... THEN
  2. ] your message will still remain on the recipients device, it will be 'flagged' so that other applications will NOT 'see' it, but 'the actual' message is still there 

[WHERE]

  1. ] your recipient ALSO has the option to capture your message, via many other methods like 
  2. ] your message can also be intercepted by 'others' (ex NSA) that are monitoring internet traffic. 

[WHEN]

  1. ] you want to send distribute a "message" that you don't want to broadcast publicly to the "whole world"
    1. for example VS using twitter / facebook / ??? to share your message publicly

[EXAMPLE]

  1. [03:00] VIDEO - dont take my word for it, one of the snapchat founders, Evan Speigal, mentions using snapchat for creating disapearing messages
    1. ] http://techcrunch.com/video/snapchat-founder-on-making-messages-disappear/517927512/

[HOW-TO]

  1. ] ADVICE - BOTTOM LINE
    1. ] but don't share a selfie, ugly or not, or any other file, for that matter, UNLESS you are willing to risk the 'message' being in circulation forever. 
    2. ] And if you're not willing to risk it being in circulation forever, consider not even taking it in the first place.

[REFERENCE]

  1. ] SRC= 
    1. ] http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/05/10/snapchat-images-that-have-disappeared-forever-stay-right-on-your-phone/
  2. ] snapchat 
    1. ] overview IN technology-software/communications/instant-messaging
  3. ] snapchat security 
    1. ] article analysis IN technology/analysis/security

 

Details Photos Edit more

Details

ID: 2025

NAME: snapchat-and-the-myth-of-the-disappearing-message

DESCRIPTION: by Don Sagrott founder @sospep.com - with the recent and rapidly rising popularity of the Snapchat application and its 'implied' promise that your message / snap only exists 'temporarily' it's time to realize that they are perpetuating a myth ...

AUTHOR: article.author/s

EDITOR: article.editor/s

PUBLISHER: article.publisher/s

STATUS: Write

PRIORITY: 0

OWNER ID: 75

Content Photos Edit more

photos

page_photo

actions

Email Email-Owner SMS and