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The Xposed Framework (http://repo.xposed.info/ http://repo.xposed.info/) allows you to hook arbitrary Android functions. And APKs are pretty trivial to modify,

The Xposed Framework (http://repo.xposed.info/ http://repo.xposed.info/) allows you to hook arbitrary Android functions. And APKs are pretty trivial to modify, though they can't be re-signed. Not sure if it's possible for Snapchat to prevent TOS violations, seeing as they need to put the pixels on your screen somehow. I used Snapchat only briefly because it's horrible, but people enjoy continued success in saving dick pics etc. with the Keepchat Xposed module in current Snapchat versions.

nly 12y ago
What bothers me more is there is no encryption from end-to-end. If i snap someone they're always going to be able to photograph their phone, if nothing else, but Snapchat aren't even trying to build trust wrt snaps in transit. If you look at the crypto they have deployed, it's nothing more obfuscation to prevent reverse-engineering. They treat the whole thing as a joke.
- iaw 12y ago
  In the end, they have a 15 billion dollar valuation. Until the concept of encryption enters the mass consumer consciousness or a horrifically damaging event occurs, they don't need to improve their encryption model to accomplish their company agenda.
  - themeek 12y ago
    Wait. Hasn't the concept of encryption entered mass consumer consciousness (my grandparents have asked me about it) and have not horrifically damaging events occurred?
    - iaw 12y ago
      Consumers know what encryption is but they don't demand it in their products and it does not drive their decision making on consumption preferences. Horrifically damaging events have occurred in isolation. The celebrity photo leaks a little while back is a good example. The blame for those leaks wasn't pushed onto Apple and the celebrities security practices, it was placed on the individuals who obtained the pictures. We need more widespread damage with a clear link to lack of encryption. The target breach last year(?) is a good example of a similar event for data security and has led to some political talk about laws with stricter requirements.

nly 12y ago

What bothers me more is there is no encryption from end-to-end. If i snap someone they're always going to be able to photograph their phone, if nothing else, but Snapchat aren't even trying to build trust wrt snaps in transit. If you look at the crypto they have deployed, it's nothing more obfuscation to prevent reverse-engineering. They treat the whole thing as a joke.

iaw 12y ago
In the end, they have a 15 billion dollar valuation. Until the concept of encryption enters the mass consumer consciousness or a horrifically damaging event occurs, they don't need to improve their encryption model to accomplish their company agenda.
- themeek 12y ago
  Wait. Hasn't the concept of encryption entered mass consumer consciousness (my grandparents have asked me about it) and have not horrifically damaging events occurred?
  - iaw 12y ago
    Consumers know what encryption is but they don't demand it in their products and it does not drive their decision making on consumption preferences. Horrifically damaging events have occurred in isolation. The celebrity photo leaks a little while back is a good example. The blame for those leaks wasn't pushed onto Apple and the celebrities security practices, it was placed on the individuals who obtained the pictures. We need more widespread damage with a clear link to lack of encryption. The target breach last year(?) is a good example of a similar event for data security and has led to some political talk about laws with stricter requirements.