How do I disable typing status in iMessage?

There is no button or anything in Settings>Messages...
I just don't want people to know when I'm typing or not...

This is no different than the read receips that e-mail clients provide (ie: Outlook). Note however that these always come with a choice. As a sender I can choose to request a read receipt or not, and as a receiver I can choose whether I want to acknowledge that I have read it or not.
Also note that iMessage DOES let you choose whether read receipts are enabled, but doesn't allow you to disable typing indication. The fact that you have to choose between not using iMessage at all or having the transparency imposed upon you makes very little sense.
Personal banter aside, the reality is that different social circumstances DO warrant different communication mechanisms (would you like it if your email client sent out a typing receipt when you started writing somebody an email?). There are several situations, both personal and professional (communicating with clients, across organizational hierarchies, and yes - unfortunately in our day and age, SMS flirting) where typing indication is NOT desireable for the situation.
Point is there's no good reason to NOT provide the option. Apple has made it a choice for read receipts (they probably thought they would get hosed by privacy concerns if they didn't). So why exactly should we have one but not the other?

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