[brendonjohn]

> 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.

[rkangel]

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.

[therealx]

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.

[0xdeadb00f]

> Most snapchat/whatsapp dealers are 100% fake

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).

[bigzyg33k]

WhatsApp/Text message is a really common form of marketing for dealers in London