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I hadn't heard of the app before now, but I'm not finding much sympathy for users of a system built on the premise that they should not have access to data on t
by dingaling 13y ago
I hadn't heard of the app before now, but I'm not finding much sympathy for users of a system built on the premise that they should not have access to data on their own device.
Anyway, a clarification of the headline: not only 'unopened' snaps, but also those that have not yet been opened by all nominated recipients. So if a law enforcement agent can have themselves invited into a Snapchat circle they can take advantage of that fact to persist the image on the server until it is legally demanded.
- ErsatzVerkehr 13y ago> I'm not finding much sympathy for users of a system built on the premise that they should not have access to data on their own device One of the more out-of-touch HN comments I've seen in a while. And that's saying a lot! Look at it this way: the person sending the snapchat owns the "data", and is just granting the recipient permission to watch it for ~10 seconds.
- rwmj 13y agoTo the surprise of no one, this isn't possible and Snapchat has already been cracked: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24533919 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24533919
- ErsatzVerkehr 13y agoAgreed, but, do most of the users of SnapChat care?
- dalore 13y agoNo who uses snapchat think it's super secure as everyone realises you can just take a screenshot (app detects this and notifies the sender), or you can just take a photo with another camera. It's just about making it harder for the average user to save a potentially embarrassing photo and allow you to send fun pics that are too crappy to put onto facebook/twitter.
- Tactic 13y agoNot a big deal because the real use case is a user that doesn't want someone else (say parents or SO) to come along later and find the pictures.