A message that self destructs from your computer screen after a period of time is not completely destructed if the person reading it doesn't wish it to be the case.
If it is on your screen, you can print it, copy it by hand, take a picture of the screen with a smart phone, do a screen print and convert your entire computer screen into a JPG image, etc. The message would only be deleted from the web server after a period of time, but that is the same thing as a regular email anyway. After you download an email from any email server, it is supposed to be deleted from the email server as well, unless of course you are using your employer's email server which keeps copies of everything. I think that if you want to be secretive with emails, just use a notebook computer that wifey doesn't use, with a password on it that wifey doesn't know, with a web based email service that wifey doesn't know about, with a good web browser (Firefox) configured to not save cookies/login info/cached pages/browsing history. If someone wanted to read emails on a computer like this, they are not going to find anything. Then buy wifey another notebook computer as a present so she can use that one instead of borrowing yours. I also would point out that internet explorer keeps a permanent record on your hard drive of every website you ever visited, since they day you bought your computer. This info is stored in a super secret file on your hard drive called "index.dat" and you can not delete this file because it is protected by your operating system. For that reason among other reasons, I recommend not to use internet explorer at all, use Firefox instead. Why Microsoft feels the need to have your computer keep a permanent record of your website browsing history, I have no idea. The good news is that you can download a free program called "ccleaner" which will delete everything out of that permanent file.The topic of paper-trails came up today & since, I've been having thoughts to help resolve development of this circumstance within OUR community. Now I haven't worked out the details or weighed the pros vs cons yet, but that's what I'm hoping we can achieve here.
I imagine most of you are familiar with the self-destructing message services that are available to the public. ... Some of which are free, I might add. You can Google "free self-destructing Email" for the choices.
For those Gentlemen with discretion concerns regarding Provider screening (for a multitude of valid reasons), this proposes something of value that may decrease this ambiguity.
For anyone not familiar with how this system works, in general, an Email message is sent through a participating website that literally self-destructs, via time-sensitive count-down (usually through set parameters of the sender). Virtually all sites offering this service (though you must confirm option per site) have defaults making it impossible for whoever receives the message to copy, save, or print the contained material, while additionally, the receiver is informed beforehand that they have only the allotted amount of time to digest the attached context before it dissolves/vanishes from sight.
Though still in an undeveloped stage of my mind, I see only one problem that overrides the capability to save/print/copy... who's to prevent anyone from taking a picture of the message display, therefor obtaining a copy?
... And what other glitches do any of you see in implementing this system? Because if it is sound: it's a clever way to send personal info electronically; it's fool-proof for eliminating evidence (b/c some of you are guilty of not signing out of your Email accts, which Wifey uses as proof to bust you!); & if an unfortunate legal misunderstanding were to occur, at least there would be no hard evidence documented to use against you.
Thoughts? Would you use a communication venue such as this? Can its functionality & promise pledge be trusted?
A message that self destructs from your computer screen after a period of time is not completely destructed if the person reading it doesn't wish it to be the case.
If it is on your screen, you can print it, copy it by hand, take a picture of the screen with a smart phone, do a screen print and convert your entire computer screen into a JPG image, etc. The message would only be deleted from the web server after a period of time, but that is the same thing as a regular email anyway. After you download an email from any email server, it is supposed to be deleted from the email server as well, unless of course you are using your employer's email server which keeps copies of everything.
I think that if you want to be secretive with emails, just use a notebook computer that wifey doesn't use, with a password on it that wifey doesn't know, with a web based email service that wifey doesn't know about, with a good web browser (Firefox) configured to not save cookies/login info/cached pages/browsing history. If someone wanted to read emails on a computer like this, they are not going to find anything. Then buy wifey another notebook computer as a present so she can use that one instead of borrowing yours.
I also would point out that internet explorer keeps a permanent record on your hard drive of every website you ever visited, since they day you bought your computer. This info is stored in a super secret file on your hard drive called "index.dat" and you can not delete this file because it is protected by your operating system. For that reason among other reasons, I recommend not to use internet explorer at all, use Firefox instead. Why Microsoft feels the need to have your computer keep a permanent record of your website browsing history, I have no idea. The good news is that you can download a free program called "ccleaner" which will delete everything out of that permanent file.
& I too do not like Explorer, which will even still run in the background when you're using a whole other browser, so I recommend uninstalling it altogether, if you once used it. However, I don't trust Chrome either, which is what I've been using since its launch. I did not know though, what you stated about Explorer keeping browsing activity permanently, though this comes as no surprise. I am leery of all activity via the Internet. On a slightly different note, most all the anti-virus programs are the programs that actually inject the viruses, then charge you to have them removed.
It is worth pointing out that while yes, nothing is stopping someone from taking a screen shot, the trail is gone. It can not be proven that the email was ever sent and the screen shot not a fabrication. This is helpful in something like a trial but not very helpful if you are putting personal info in the messages that you shouldn't be.
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