So here's the thing. With Wikileaks on one side and British libel law on the other, there's room for a tool that lets you say what needs to be said, but without it falling into the wrong hands in the process.
Meet the Safe Text: a message that destroys itself after being read. If you want to call it the Data-centric Suicide Message, that's fine too.
What it does is allow you to send an expletive-laden opinion of your boss to a co-worker, or an it's-in-the-public's-interest-to-know-this leak to your friend on the Guardian (or Wired), without it having a chance to be read by said boss, or unsaid MP.
It's worth playing with. Here’s how to use it:
1. To register and activate, text WIRED to 83118 (charged at your standard network rate). You’ll be able to send up to 10 messages daily.
2. If you’re the sender, the message will show your name and number.
3. Write your libel-ridden hate speech and hit send.
4. The receiver will then be sent a text telling them they have been sent a Wired Safe Text with a link to the mobile internet site that hosts your message.
5. When they click through they will activate Safe Text. They will only have a few seconds to read the text (so don’t make it too long) before it self-destructs.
TRY IT OUT -- TEXT ‘WIRED’ TO 83118
Full terms and conditions of use can be found here.