Snapchat has settled with the FTC over complaints that its hugely popular app deceived users with the promise of "disappearing" messages. The company's early claims that messages sent through its app would permanently vanish after being viewed were misleading, the FTC said today. In its complaint, the commission calls out a variety of ways that snaps can be captured and saved indefinitely — including the old-fashioned screenshot method and third-party apps that tap into Snapchat's service.
The FTC's complaint also accuses Snapchat of duping its users over the amount of personal data the company collected. For example, at one point the Android app collected user location data without proper permission. Worse yet, Snapchat did a poor job...
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