Summary Chats will now self-destruct after a fixed time to secure privacy
(Web Desk) – With a barrage of updates, bug-fixes and new features introduced by multiple apps, Viber is set to initiate self-destructing chat for securer privacy.
Viber, with more than 800 million registered users mainly in Asia, Eastern Europe and North Africa has introduced a feature loosely called secret chats that will self-destruct after a fixed time.
]The feature disallows forwarding of any secret chat.
In iOS running mobile handset, the user is notified when someone takes a screenshot while in Android, screenshots are blocked.
Users can hide their secret chats if they wish, using a PIN code.
According to an online media outlet, the feature is set to be rolled out for Android and iOS systems in coming week.
For details about the secret chat feature, here is the official announcement: Self-destructing chats
