Send letters that have long been left for bank communications. And the SMS for the confirmation of the purchases of said bank: beyond here it is usually instant messaging. Of course, not all messaging is the same since, despite opening the door to the exchange of messages, not all are equally secret. And we don't mean just encryption.
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Messages from applications like WhatsApp or Telegram They are secrets in the sense that no one can read them if you do not grab your phone without you noticing. But, as someone accesses the conversation, either because you have lost your clue or because you are using your smartphone without permission, you will see all those messages that no one but the other party should read.
How to send 100% secret messagesOf those that nobody else can track even if you unlock your phone to spy on them? Let's see the best ways: they are an extra insurance for your most delicate chats.
Messages that destroy Telegram, the best way for anyone to read your communications
Telegram use encrypted communications so that nobody can intercept them, but only with secret chats is when the end to end encryption (in WhatsApp it is activated for all communications). The messages of these chats are not accessible by anyone, but they can be read as they remain in the mobile conversation windows. Unless you activate the self destruction, like the spy movie.
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To make your Telegram messages 100% secret do the following:
- Open the Telegram application. Obviously, the person to whom you send the messages must also have an active Telegram account.
- Click on the pencil and then on «New secret chat«.
- Choose the contact you want to talk to.
- Click on the top three menu items and click on «Set self-destruction«.
- We recommend that you set the self-destruct time as short as possible: in this way all messages will be deleted as the other person reads them and passes the marked period.
- Secret chats cannot be captured, another measure that increases privacy.
Remember that the chats are deleted when the other person reads them, but, while that happens, will be available on your mobile (and yours). You can protect Telegram with a password to have a second security wall: go to the Telegram settings and enter «Privacy and security / Access code«. Here you can set a password to block Telegram.
Messages that self-destruct of Signal, maximum security and anonymity
Signal use the same end-to-end encryption of WhatsApp in all chats, which increases the privacy of conversations. In addition, it also has the option of secret messages that destroy themselves: With them nobody will read what you talk to your most intimate people.
To activate messages with self-destruction you just have to do the following:
- Signal maintains end-to-end encryption by default, so there is no "Secret messages" option as such.
- Open a chat with anyone.
- Click on the top three menu items and then on «Disappearance of messages«.
- Choose the time of self-destruction. We recommend that it be the minimum possible.
- When the marked time has elapsed since the other person reads the message, it will be volatilized without a trace.
Signal It is an excellent messaging application, but it is not used too much. Even so, the other person and you can always use it to talk to each other, you don't need anyone else.
To increase privacy, protect your phone well
Since your phone is yours, never tell anyone the unlock key and protect it as the door to your privacy that is. And, as an extra security, now you know how to exchange secret messages and self-destruct: nobody can read what you say or know what you send. Always remember to delete empty chats: Leave too many clues.
