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The FTC was built 100 years ago to fight monopolists. Now, it’s Washington’s most powerful technology cop.
For months, Snapchat had been telling users that it was protecting their privacy. In fact, the messaging app — through which people could trade ephemeral, and sometimes compromising, photos online — contained a massive security flaw. On Christmas morning last year, Australian IT security experts described how gaps in Snapchat's software left user names and phone numbers vulnerable to theft.
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