Showing posts with label Snapchat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Snapchat. Show all posts

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Snapchat's unopened messages can be shared with police

NBC News Technology

Snapchat
Snapchat
The reputation of Snapchat as an "ephemeral" photo messaging service took another blow Monday, when the app let it be known that it can — and will — share your snaps and (newly introduced) "stories" with the cops. There are two conditions, though: The snaps can't have been opened by the recipient yet, and law enforcement needs to have a warrant. And while 350 million snaps are now sent every day, Snapchat has turned over unopened snaps to law enforcement "about a dozen times," since May 2013, according to a company blog post.
Civilians can use several methods (as well as a new app called Snaphack) to save snaps, which are designed to disappear 30 seconds after opening, both from the recipient's mobile device and from Snapchat's own servers. The app company says as much in its privacy policy. "We cannot guarantee that deletion always occurs within a particular time frame. We also cannot prevent others from making copies of your Snaps (e.g., by taking a screenshot)."


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Monday, October 14, 2013

Beware what you Snapchat: App lets you save and re-open pictures you have received without the sender ever knowing


  • SnapHack, a $0.99 (62p) app, lets you look at old images at anytime
  • There will soon be a version that allows users to forward saved messages
  • In May, a forensics firm discovered a way to download so-called deleted Snapchat images from a 'hidden' location
By Ellie Zolfagharifard
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Think those embarrassing images you sent over Snapchat are safe? Think again.
An app that lets you save and re-open Snapchat messages, without the sender ever knowing, has now been launched.
Snapchat is a picture-sharing app that lets you send photos, text, messages and drawings to your friends.
Snaphack
SnapHack, a $0.99 (62p) app, lets you look at old images sent through the Snapchat app at anytime

HOW SNAPCHAT WORKS

Snapchat is a picture-sharing app that lets you send photos, text, messages and drawings to your friends.

You can choose how long you want the picture to be viewable, up to ten seconds, before the app 'deletes' it.
To use it, open the app and create your message.
Special effects and even text can also be added.
Choose a recipient from a list of friends.
Specify how long you want the picture or video to last, up to 10 seconds, then send.
In theory a user can choose how long they want the picture to be viewable - up to ten seconds - before the app deletes it.
But now SnapHack, a $0.99 (62p) app, lets you look at old images sent through the Snapchat app at anytime.
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