Neowin News Feed for: Self-destruct

UK politicians face legal challenge over self-destructing messages

Paul Hill — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 20:16:02 +0000

The law firm Foxglove is making a legal challenge against the British government because it's concerned that MPs are side-stepping archiving laws using self-destructing messages on chat apps. Read more...

30,000 Macs are at threat from mysterious malware

Usama Jawad — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 08:38:01 +0000

A new strain of macOS malware is raising some alarms in the security industry due to its highly sophisticated mechanisms of distribution, self-destruction, and the mysterious lack of a payload. Read more...

Amazon granted patent for self-destructing drones

Paul Hill — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 06:52:01 +0000

Amazon has been granted a patent for a self-destructing drone. If implemented, Amazon drones would break up in a manner that the components fall into the safest areas below in an emergency. Read more...

Telegram 4.2 released with vanishing messages and CDN caching for extra speed

Paul Hill — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 23:52:01 +0000

Telegram 4.2 has been released for Android and iOS. The new update brings self-destructing messages and a CDN behind the scenes to further increase the speed of the Telegram network. Read more...

Real-world testing begins for Boeing's self-destructing smartphone

Chris Schroeder — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 20:40:01 +0000

Boeing began building a phone that could self-destruct in the event of the device being compromised back in 2014. Fast forward to today and that same device has now entered its testing phase. Read more...

This Email Will Self-Destruct

Steven Parker — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 09:00:19 +0000

People who want to open email from patent attorney Andrew Currier have to know the drill. First, they must answer a predetermined question, such as "Where did we first meet?" If they answer correctly, they... Read more...

Self-destruct files to secure DVDs, CDs

Tue, 17 Jun 2003 14:35:05 +0000

If technology firms like Sony and Microsoft have their way, songs and movies will expire after a single play -- unless you pay the copyright holder their due. The technology that makes this... Read more...