Snapchat to Issue Privacy Warnings
csmonitor.com
Snapchat is now taking a small step to taking your privacy seriously. Starting this week, Snapchat will now warn you if another app saves your photo. Snapchatters using third-party apps will be asked to change their passwords; if they refuse, their accounts will be locked, according to cnn.com.
Many internet use feel a false sense of privacy. Numerous third party apps like SaveSnap, SnapGrab, and SnapSpy offer users the ability to save incoming photos. This is why Snapchat isn’t really private. The whole system has a massive “hole.” It’s the fault of the users for downloading the apps but also Snapchat’s fault for not blocking them entirely, said cnn.com.
In the past, Snapchat has asked users not to use third-party apps. Snapchat also said they asked Apple and Google to block these apps one by one but they still exist On Tuesday the company issued a statement along with their new policy. “Repeat offenders may have their accounts locked permanently,” said Jill Hazelbaker, a Snapchat spokeswoman, according to WCYB.com
Keep in mind though: your buddy can still take a photo of the message with another camera!
Lexi • Dec 17, 2014 at 5:14 pm
This article was great! Kids should be more careful when they send things!
Shaylah • Nov 18, 2014 at 2:44 pm
I enjoyed reading your article becuase I learned never to trust apps that seem private, because they never are!
Sophie Borrego • Nov 18, 2014 at 1:14 pm
This is a great article that kids with snapchat need to know about and be careful what they send.
Amy Arey • Nov 18, 2014 at 12:07 pm
I think that this is a great article that all kids should read. People should be careful of what they are sending because once you send it, there is no way to unsend it.
Eileen • Nov 18, 2014 at 11:57 am
Is CNN.com a credible source though? I heard they lie?
Kacie Garrity • Nov 17, 2014 at 8:43 pm
After reading your article I would like to know more about if snapchat is still trying to fix the problem. I think this is a serious thing and all kids with this app should read this. People now of days don’t think about what they sending, which could revolve in a very serious problem.