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if you're worried about leaving a digital paper trail of text messages download the free iphone texting app cyberdust coming soon to Android's when you send a message it will self-destruct after 30 seconds leaving absolutely no trace of it on your device if your friend doesn't get to the message for 12 hours it will disappear and they'll miss it completely also the app will alert you if the person you're communicating with tries to take a screenshot of the message that same safety precaution is built into snapchat a beloved free app where photos and videos live on screen for 1 to 10 seconds a new feature is snapchat story where users can create many sequences of photos that exist for 24 hours before they disappear and finally big time instagram users concerned about privacy should check out the services new feature Instagram direct send private photos or videos to just a select group of friends up to 15 at a time in San Francisco I'm Kara Tsuboi cnet.com for CBS News