apps founded 2011 founder justin schwartz headquarters new york city 1 products privatext mobile app website privatext privatext is a mobile app company founded in 2011 which provides an encrypted text service . contents 1 history 2 the app 3 references 4 external links history edit privatext is a mobile app that allows those with the privatext app to send secure text messages to each other . 2 the idea for the company came to founder justin schwartz after his friend texted his boss something that was intended for his girlfriend and the boss proceeded to tell all of the friend s coworkers for a laugh . this inspired schwartz to produce an app that would prevent misdirected texts allow the deletion of mis sent texts and prevent text message interception by third parties . 3 the company that produces the app was founded by schwartz in 2011 and between 2011 and 2012 schwartz developed the seed money for the company before attracting angel investment . by the summer of 2012 privatext had 300 000 in angel investment capital . 4 the app officially launched in june 2013 . schwartz remains the ceo of the company . 3 the app edit according to michael hines the app uses end to end encryption to ensure privacy . the system also deletes messages after they ve been read or after a pre set amount of time has passed . the privatext app allows you to shield your identity by letting you log in using a pin . a password can be set so that only you can access your account and read your messages . the free consumer version is available for apple and android smartphones . privatext also offers customized enterprise products for businesses and hospitals . 5 the app is able to send and receive both text and photos and the encryption technology prevents the texts from being intercepted saved or copied . 6 this is additionally supported by privatext s use of its own servers which ensures that wireless carriers are unable to intercept the messages during delivery . 3 if the sender does realize they have sent a text they wish they had not they have the ability to delete it immediately . 7 clayton morris of fox news channel has given examples of how the app can be used for example in sending sensitive financial information to a partner and having it vanish from both phones and the central privatext server within a set period of minutes ensuring that sensitive communications are not available to individuals later trying to hack into the mobile device . 8 other reviewers of the app have focused on the uses it has for preventing embarrassing personal information or communications from becoming available to unintended parties . 6 references edit privatext . crunchbase . retrieved january 29 2014 . secure your sms messages with privatext . techmash . june 28 2013 . retrieved january 7 2013 . a b c cale guthrie weissman august 23 2013 . privatext an app trying to transcend its own pitch . pandodaily . retrieved january 7 2014 . karen e. klein july 25 2013 . renting out your bedroom to fund your startup . businessweek . retrieved january 7 2014 . michael hines june 29 2013 . the privatext app keeps your sent messages and images safe . trendhunter . retrieved january 7 2014 . a b jordan valinsky june 25 2013 . screw snapchat privatext promises it ll actually delete your sexts . betabeat . retrieved january 7 2014 . erica ogg june 24 2013 . burn after reading privatext messaging app allows secure texts pictures to self destruct . gigaom . retrieved january 7 2014 . fox & friends weekend march 1 2013 . how to protect yourself from identity theft . fox news channel . retrieved january 7 2014 . external links edit privatext retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title privatext & oldid 617926044 categories 2011 establishments in new yorkmobile technologycompanies based in new york city navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 july 2014 at 01 37 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view