
A short history of SMS, the message that never needed your name
From the first 'Merry Christmas' of 1992 to today's hidden number: how SMS became a universal, discreet channel.
News, tips and guides about SMS, anonymity and the protection of your number.

From the first 'Merry Christmas' of 1992 to today's hidden number: how SMS became a universal, discreet channel.

SMS doesn't announce when it's read, and that's good news for anonymity. What the gateway knows, and what it will never know.

Anonymous doesn't mean untraceable. What the recipient can't see, what the law allows, and why that's a good thing.

From the browser to the gateway: the journey of an anonymous SMS, sender hidden, with no account or app.

Classified ads, dating, surprises, discreet alerts: five concrete cases where sending a text without revealing your number makes the difference.

What an SMS's anonymity really protects, what it doesn't, and the habits to keep control of your privacy.