There's a more secure alternative to texting via your phone's native messaging app. Signal is a free app that employs end-to-end encryption and we have a step-by-step guide to help you learn how to use it. https://ssd.eff.org/module/how-to-use-signal
@idahobucks @eff Signal does not meet government requirements, one of which is record keeping. Disappearing chats go contrary to that. I'd imagine another requirement is that users without a government account should not be able to be added to a chat.