Don't Listen to Snapchat's Excuses. Security Is Its Job

If you’re a Snapchat user, you should know something: The “Snappening” is not your fault. On Sunday, the threat of what has been dubbed “The Snappening” actually happened. Hundreds of thousands of pictures and videos taken by users of the popular ephemeral media service Snapchat were intercepted by hackers and, after a few days of bragging and bluster, they were finally posted online in a 13GB dump.

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