How to keep your Google Allo messages secure and private

Google launched its new Allo texting app Wednesday, and it's pretty fun. You can use it to get information from a bot, send your friends doodles, mess with font sizes — all that good stuff.

But stop yourself before sending anything that might be incriminating. (Not a bad rule of thumb on the internet.) By default, Allo will store your messages on Google's servers, a number of outlets reported Wednesday, which means they can be accessed by the tech corporation — and theoretically turned over to law enforcement should the need arise.