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March 10, 2020Vanishing Messages
More and more apps give individuals the choice to have the messages they send be automatically deleted after a set period of time.
“This tape will self-destruct in five seconds.” Mission Impossible made vanishing messages famous in the late ‘60s, but this technology is no longer just for secret agents.
On a consumer level, more and more apps give individuals the choice to have the messages they send be automatically deleted after a set period of time. Snap was one of the earliest social media companies to capitalize on this, with ephemeral photos and video messages that only last 24 hours. Now WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Slack are implementing “vanishing” messaging options to improve user privacy.
In the U.K., the conservative Tory party recently switched to using Signal, a privacy-focused open-source alternative to WhatsApp. With regulations like GDPR and California’s newest privacy law, vanishing messages may become the norm.
Related trends
This trend is part of our section on Privacy. Other trends in this section include:
- The End of Biological Privacy
- Public Entities Selling Private Data
- Connected Device Security Loopholes
- Tech Workers Fighting for Privacy
- Encrypted Messaging Networks
- Vanishing Messages
- Digital Eavesdropping Rights
- Data Ownership
- Digital Self-Incrimination
- Differential Privacy
- Defining Online Harassment
- Safeguarding and Verifying Leaked Data
- Promoting Anonymity
- Trolls
- Verification
- Data Retention Policies
- Compliance Challenges and Unrealistic Budgets
- Revenge Porn
- Drone Surveillance
- Influencing Future Privacy Laws
This trend is related to the following industries:
Accountants, Advertising and Public Relations, Aerospace, Agriculture, Airlines, Alternative Energy Production & Services, Architectural Services, Auto Manufacturers, Banking, Bars & Restaurants, Beauty, Beer, Wine and Liquor, Book Publishers, Broadcasters, Radio and TV, Builders/General Contractors, Cable & Satellite TV Production & Distribution, Casinos/Gambling, Chemical & Related Manufacturing, Civil Servants/Public Officials, Clergy & Religious Organizations, Clothing Manufacturing, Commercial TV & Radio Stations, Construction, Corporate Boards & Directors, Covid-19/ coronavirus, CPG, Cruise Ships & Lines, Defense, Diplomacy, Doctors & Other Health Professionals, Drug Manufacturers, Education Colleges & Universities, Education K-12, Education Online, Education Trades, Electric Utilities, Entertainment Industry, Environment, Finance, Foreign & Defense Policy, Gas & Oil, Government - International, Government - National, Government - State and Local, Health Professionals, Heavy Industry, Hedge Funds, Hospitality, Hotels/Motels/Tourism, Human Resources, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Insurance, Law Enforcement, Lawyers/Law Firms/Legal Industry, Lobbyists, Luxury Retail, Magazines, Manufacturing, National Security, News Media, Non-profits/Foundations/Philanthropists, Online Media, Pharmaceuticals/Health Products, Private Equity, Professional Sports, Radio/TV Stations, Real Estate, Retail, Technology Company, Telecommunications, Trade Associations, Transportation, Travel Industry, TV Production, TV/Movies/Music, Urban Planning, Utilities, Venture Capital, Waste Management, Work (Future of)