CPC H04L 51/18 (2013.01) [H04L 51/234 (2022.05); H04L 51/42 (2022.05)] | 18 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
delivering, by a computing device over a network, a message to an inbox associated with a user, in accordance with a short-lived (SL) protocol enabling self-destruction of the message, the message is associated with a TTL flag indicating that the message is being sent in accordance with the SL protocol enabling the message to self-destruct in accordance with a TTL restriction, the TTL flag comprising first information restricting types of actions that can be performed in connection with the message and second information indicating a number of times each type of action can be performed before self-destruction of the message;
monitoring, via the computing device, an environment to detect an event satisfying the TTL restriction; and
causing, in response to said event detection, deletion, via the computing device, of the message from the user's inbox.
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