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Isn't it something that the sender decides?

• Vinnl 5y ago
  The person who initiates the conversation does, yes; that is already the case today. However, you can change the conversation settings not to do that. Of course, if the other party would prefer history to be deleted, it's generally nice to go along with that.
  • h_anna_h 5y ago
    > However, you can change the conversation settings not to do that. Can I do that without the other party knowing or being able to override it? I would check it myself but signal requires a phone number so I can't.
    • Y_Y 5y ago
      Looking in the app I can't see a way to do that. It seems like you just set an expiry time which applies to the chat as a whole, and anyone in the chat can change it, which sends a notification (which doesn't expire). Maybe you could patch it and build your own client though.
    • Vinnl 5y ago
      No, your client will send a message to the other participants saying that conversation history is now stored. Of course, you can just take screenshots or memorise the messages and write them something else - as mentioned in TFA, the feature is not meant to be used with an adversary.