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This Text Message Will Self Destruct
mwilliamson writes "Silicon.com is reporting that Staellium UK (cell provider) has created a protocol in which text messages disappear after 40 seconds. This, of course, relies on the implementation of the protocol in the device used to display the message. They're touting a future roll out for photos as well, and service in the US."
My ASCII Porn! 40 seconds isn't nearly enough!
They will call their new technology... Divx?
signatures are for fools with hands
When I first glanced at this I though of exploding phones, perhaps a la Rammstein. Now you can send death threats and stalking messages without those pesky records to catch up and convict you!
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"No additional technology was required beyond [Microsoft] IIS," said a spokesman, "Once the message is read, the server crashes, and subsequent attempts to read the message fail. As they say, a crashed server is a secure server."
Old people fall. Young people spring. Rich people summer and winter.
Please sign me up for your new service.
Love and kisses,
Paris Hilton.
I don't know here is what I was thinking:
Not sure what to get for the WorldCom/Enron executive on your Christmas list who has everything? Well look no further! Now available just in time for the holdidays, the self destructing SMS client!!! Works with all the speed and convience of a regular SMS client, but without the pesky audit trail those nosey SEC investigators are always looking for! The perfect gift for that special someone who just dosen't have the time to fully cover up their embezellment/fraud! Saving someone a prison sentence shows you really care.
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This kind of message already exists for GSM mobile phones. It's called WIG Push (SIM Browsing or SAT) messages. They are visible for a short time and vanish after a timeout.
For more information check http://www.smarttrust.com./
Regards!
Sounds like a great idea. What happens if you can't finish reading it in ti..
One ring to bind them - should probably have more fiber and less rings in their diet.
I invented a protocol that can make the sun shine out of your ass, but you need to use an instant messenger that supports it.
well, exactly that is the point. there's a little 007 in every real british man :-)
Where british men store their action figures is their own business...
I got a first post, but it self-deleted after 40 seconds...
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I signed up for an initial batch of 5 messages. I did of course immediately write two fairly sexual messages to girls I know, seeing as its anonymous. Great fun.
.. anonymous text messaging. I've got three left and then I'll unsubscribe, it's far too pricey for what it is. But at least I get to tell the boss what I thought of his new shirt without him knowing it was me :)
Anyway, nothing comes across as a text message. Rather, the phone will display the received item as a Service Command message. Clicking 'open' automatically starts the WAP on the phone, which connects to the StealthText server and displays the message. Standard operator charge applies however, so it's probably something that people are going to complain about when they notice that tiny increment on their bills.
But still
Excellent! No more waking up in the morning feeling guilty that someone might have some incriminating evidence on you while text messaging drunk! I see the definate benefits!
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. . . will self distruct!
Yes , I am very Interested, but would you please hold while I get a pen and some paper . . .
Here is the point where I put the phone back on my belt without hanging up.
We are Dead Stars looking back Up at the Sky
That's not very nice. Think of the poor telemarketer, sitting in his (or more likely her) lonely cubical, waiting for you to come back, maybe chewing a pencil.
I always take the phone and put it near the TV so they can be entertained. After all, companies play music for you while you're on hold, don't they? Usually I put the phone on the subwoofer. People like bass right? Sometimes I put in The Matrix and skip to the scene where they shoot up the lobby of that building. People like The Matrix, right?