I've been seeing a few requests for Vanishing Message (or "self-destructing messages") for the fediverse. So I think it's important to say this, as simply and clearly as possible...
Vanishing Messages are Privacy Theatre:
What's Privacy Theatre? Like Security Theatre for privacy:
https://flameeyes.blog/2014/07/22/privacy-theatre/
Why do I say that Vanishing Messages are Privacy Theatre?
Let's unpack this a bit...
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