Who can see my text messages?

With SMS, messages you send are not end-to-end encrypted. Your cellular provider can see the contents of messages you send and receive. Those messages are stored on your cellular provider's systems—so, instead of a tech company like Facebook seeing your messages, your cellular provider can see your messages.
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Can someone else see my text messages?

Yes, it's definitely possible for someone to spy on your text messages and it's certainly something you should be aware of – this is a potential way for a hacker to gain a lot of private information about you – including accessing PIN codes sent by websites used to verify your identity (such as online banking).
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How do I make my text messages private?

Follow these steps to hide text messages from your lock screen on an Android.
  1. Open the Settings app on your Android device.
  2. Choose Apps & notifications > Notifications.
  3. Under the Lock Screen setting, choose Notifications on lock screen or On lock screen.
  4. Select Don't show notifications.
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Can the account owner see my texts?

Regular account holders can only see the content of their text messages. They can't see anything else. They enjoy the same privileges as any other cellular network user.
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Can my wife see who I text?

The only way she would know text messages is if she is able to look into your phone. If you use ATT messages or number sync, the text is available on another device, but it requires access to the phone to sign up for that service. Don't know why she feels invading your privacy is okay.
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Can someone on my family plan see my texts?

Answer: A: Family Sharing does not share messages, contacts, or other private info.
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Are your texts private?

With SMS, messages you send are not end-to-end encrypted. Your cellular provider can see the contents of messages you send and receive. Those messages are stored on your cellular provider's systems—so, instead of a tech company like Facebook seeing your messages, your cellular provider can see your messages.
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Can the government look at your texts?

Investigators need only a court order or a subpoena, not a warrant, to get text messages that are at least 180 days old from a cell provider — the same standard as emails. Many carriers charge authorities a fee to provide texts and other information.
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Can you make iPhone texts private?

You can hide messages on your iPhone by using message filtering. You can also hide a specific message chain by hiding alerts in the Messages app. Another way to hide messages is by disabling notifications on your iPhone.
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Are text messages secure?

"When you use the Messages app to send end-to-end encrypted messages, all chats, including their text and any files or media, are encrypted as the data travels between devices," says Google. "Encryption converts data into scrambled text. The unreadable text can only be decoded with a secret key."
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How do you know if someone can see your iMessages?

1 Answer. Show activity on this post. They can only view this information if they are logged into your account on their iDevice. For example, an iPhone, iPad and MacBook all on the same account will receive all messages sent or received from the other machines (barring a lack of network connectivity).
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How can I read my boyfriends text messages without touching his phone?

Minspy's Android spy app is a message interception app specially designed for Android phones. It can give you all the data that your boyfriend is hiding in his Android phone, without his knowledge.
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How do I hide my text messages from my girlfriends iPhone?

Open the message thread. Tap on the (i) in the top right corner. Chose Hide Alerts. Now you will not see an alert if a message is received to that Message thread.
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Does iPhone have secret messages?

So, if you want to find hidden text messages on your iPhone, just access your iPhone and open Message, you'll see all the messages there. The only difference is that text messages are from unknown senders, you need to switch to the Unknown Senders list.
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What is the best app to hide text messages?

Top 5 Apps To Hide Text Messages On Android
  1. Private SMS & Call – Hide Text. Private SMS & Call – Hide Text (Free) works by creating a safe space for you, which it calls PrivateSpace. ...
  2. GO SMS Pro. ...
  3. Calculator. ...
  4. Vault-Hide SMS, Pics & Videos. ...
  5. Message Locker – SMS Lock. ...
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Are text messages permanently deleted?

All those files are hidden somewhere on the hard drive, waiting to be retrieved… or replaced. This is precisely what happens with Android phones as well. Everything we delete, including SMS messages, sticks around until enough time passes or space is needed to store other data.
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Can the FBI see my texts?

A recently discovered FBI training document shows that US law enforcement can gain limited access to the content of encrypted messages from secure messaging services like iMessage, Line, and WhatsApp, but not to messages sent via Signal, Telegram, Threema, Viber, WeChat, or Wickr.
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How long do cell phone companies keep text messages?

Some phone companies also keep records of sent text messages. They sit on the company's server for anywhere from three days to three months, depending on the company's policy.
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Are text messages secure on iPhone?

End-to-end encryption

With watchOS, iOS, and iPadOS, your messages are encrypted on your device so they can't be accessed without your passcode. iMessage and FaceTime are designed so that there's no way for Apple to read your messages when they're in transit between devices.
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Can someone on your phone plan see your texts T Mobile?

If you're the Primary Account Holder for your family plan, you can see messaging history (incoming and outgoing numbers and time stamps) for any of the lines on your account - but we don't have records of message content. Did this topic help you find an answer to your question?
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Can my husband read my text messages?

Formal discovery requires a party to disclose anything asked by the other party which is relevant and within the control of the party. This includes text messages (unless they were deleted).
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Can I read text messages from other phones on my account?

You can read text messages on any phone, be it Android or iOS, without the knowledge of the target user. All you need is a phone spy service for it. Such services are not rare nowadays. There are so many apps that advertise phone spying solutions with top-notch services.
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How can I hide text messages from my husband?

Hide text messages by turning on “Silent” notifications
  1. From your phone's home screen, swipe down from the top to open the notification shade.
  2. Long press the notification from a specific contact you want to hide and select “Silent”
  3. Go to Settings > Apps & NOtifications > Notifications > NOtifications on Lock screen.
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How do I hide Imessage from my husband?

Step 1: Open the messages and scroll down until it takes up most of the screen on your device (not just part). Step 2: Tap near the top of the screen (near where it says "Message" or at their picture). Step 3: When that pops out, go into "info mode" and toggle off notifications for those threads only.
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