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Imagine if Snapchat said "if you download the sideload version your snaps will continue to auto delete, but if you download the Official App Store version, ever
by mbesto 4y ago
Imagine if Snapchat said "if you download the sideload version your snaps will continue to auto delete, but if you download the Official App Store version, every snap you send will be stored forever and never deleted from our servers".
I can tell you right now which one, Kristie, the 17 year old High Schooler is going to download. She'll then unknowingly be giving away all sorts or privacy away on the sideloaded version, under the guise of a marketed, more "in your face" privacy feature.
- Apocryphon 4y agoSounds like a great way for Snapchat to undercut themselves and cause a competitor to arise.
- noptd 4y agoThat's a problem better solved by providing more granular, user-controlled limits on app permissions at the OS level than by locking down the 'ecosystem' and further removing users' control over their own devices.