Skim

Privacy is increasingly valued among users of technology services and tools. And it is that scandals like that of the PRISM surveillance system of the United States government, in addition to the leaks or failures of the networks social can expose intimate details. That's why new applications are emerging which, taking over from other services, enhance the level of privacy or make it the protagonist This is the case of Skim, a messaging system whose contentsdisappear shortly after being received by the user, being able to read the message only once before it is completely deleted.

This is an application in the purest WhatsApp style, allowing you to send and receive instant messages anytime, anywhere. However, it provides the charismatic component of the application Snapchat, designed to put an expiration date on images and video sent, but in the case of Skim with the text messages themselves. Thus, as its creators affirm, the rules of a face-to-face conversation are maintained, where words are not recorded anywhere (apart from memory, of course), no regrets or worries.

The operation of Skim is quite simple. Simply log in via Twitter or Facebook account to find contacts with those who engage in ephemeral conversations. Of course, it is necessary that the interlocutors make use of this same application After that, a list of contacts appears with all those people who use Skim and with whom you can start writing. Clicking on one is enough to compose the desired message and send.

That's when Skim works its magic. In this way, the recipient of the message is notified about the new information, being able to quickly access the chat. Once there, however, the message begins to fade out, leaving the conversation screen blank a few seconds later.After that it is impossible to recover the message, going into oblivion if it has not been memorized or simply letting it run.

To make Skim comfortable at all levels, it has several options in its menu Settings at the top left of the screen. Here it is possible to manage the list of friends and contacts with whom to write, configure notifications so they're not intrusive and, most importantly, adjust the speed at which the text disappears from the screen. An important issue for those users who need more time to read and interpret these messages, although this function affects the receiver and cannot be controlled by the sender.

In short, a new concept of a messaging tool.Curious and practical to let the words take them with the wind. In addition, the creators of this application work on a better privacy with a system that protects the information that its users send to each other. Although there is no protection against screenshot The application Skim can be fully downloaded free for iPhone via App Store