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If you trust the recipient, but there's a chance that they will be threatened and asked/forced to reveal the message that you sent them, they may appreciate a m
by ohazi 5y ago
If you trust the recipient, but there's a chance that they will be threatened and asked/forced to reveal the message that you sent them, they may appreciate a mechanism that gives them plausible deniability.
Obviously a recipient could make a copy of any disappearing message that they receive if they really wanted to, so you do need to actually trust them. It's less for your security, and more for theirs.
- senectus1 5y agoyup, also you can trust the person but maybe not trust their long term security. the short the lifespan the small surface of attack.
- MrGilbert 5y agoDepends on "they", I guess. Plausible deniability goes south, once you are greeted with a wrench. Reminds me of https://xkcd.com/538/ https://xkcd.com/538/