Signal now lets you to delete all trace of a contact from the app

I don't want to see this person anywhere on my chat app: Signal's latest feature goes further than mere blocking. — Photo: Catherine Waibel/dpa

BERLIN: Sometimes, muting or blocking a person in a chat app is not enough. To this end, Signal, the popular privacy-focussed messaging app, is now introducing an option to remove all trace of a person from the app.

WhatsApp already lets you mute and block contacts, as well as delete a particular chat from your app. Telegram also lets you mute, archive and delete contacts, and even lets you delete the entire chat for both you and the other user.