As communication trends continue to evolve, the corporate world constantly finds itself needing to adapt. The once light-hearted phenomenon of ephemeral messaging, made popular through apps like Snapchat for the dispatch of disappearing pictures or messages, has seen an intriguing shift in its reception among business communicators.
Ephemeral messaging was once seen simply as a playful way to communicate with friends, with applications in the world of business hard to see. This viewpoint, however, has been drastically altered as more businesses have begun deploying platforms capable of ephemeral messaging. The appeal in these platforms resides in their ability to offer faster, more efficient communication, and their promise of improved data security due to the temporary nature of the messages sent.
However, as with every advancement in technology come challenges and risks that need to be appropriately managed. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is acutely aware of these