> full-service dealers advertise their wares is through Snapchat or WhatsApp:
Oh dear, just because a snap disappears doesn't mean a record doesn't exist.
While Snapchat (I don't know about WhatsApp) says that they "typically" don't retain your expired story data, you only need one of your friends/followers to be using a third-party app that does capture and retain data for your record to persist.
I'm guessing that the moment an account is of interest to law enforcement, a social network organization is obligated to start persisting and reporting account data.
It's raising the bar to where you need a warrant though. It means that the police can't just subscribe to that person and see everything that's gone on.
Most snapchat/whatsapp dealers are 100% fake. Engage with them and see how fast it turns into the same scam language someone on Craigslist trying to buy your item from another state is.
You'd be surprised how dumb some dealers can be. (This also depends on the location). I may or may not know of people who used to operate on Facebook Messenger, Instagram, but Snapchat is surprisingly popular.
Most dealers who have half a brain use Wickr (it being closed source; I still don't approve, but it's better than Snapchat).
Oh dear, just because a snap disappears doesn't mean a record doesn't exist.
While Snapchat (I don't know about WhatsApp) says that they "typically" don't retain your expired story data, you only need one of your friends/followers to be using a third-party app that does capture and retain data for your record to persist.
I'm guessing that the moment an account is of interest to law enforcement, a social network organization is obligated to start persisting and reporting account data.