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Snapchat Defends Privacy Policy Changes
Photo sharing on social media websites has become extraordinarily popular due to the “selfie” craze as smartphone users try to capture the moment. Snapchat is one of the most popular choices and revolves around quick snapshots which vanish once the recipient has viewed the photo. That’s the theory though, and…
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Footage Allegedly Shows Who Damaged Hitchbot!
We wrote an article yesterday (August 3rd 2015) concerning how a poor defenceless robot by the name of Hitchbot was damaged by an unknown assailant on the mean streets of Philadelphia. This was a shame as this project offered an insight into our relationship with artificial machines, but we now…
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UK’s WhatsApp Ban Ruled Unlawful
UK Prime Minister David Cameron plans to ban any online messaging platform that uses end-to-end encryption, such that it would be unreadable by the country’s intelligence services, has been deemed “inconsistent with [European Union] law”. Messaging apps that use end-to-end encryption, such as the popular WhatsApp, Apple’s iMessage, and image…
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David Cameron Plans to Ban WhatsApp
Since Edward Snowden spilled the beans on how government agencies spy on us, a lot of companies took precautions in preserving users’ privacy when using their apps. But it seems that will be made illegal and such apps look to be banned in the future, at least in the UK,…
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UK Privacy and Apps Under Threat
Let me just jump on my soapbox for a minute with regards to this subject, according to reports, the newly elected Conservative Government wants to again reintroduce the Snoopers Charter, sorry, I mean the new fangled “Investigatory Powers Bill” which if enacted would allow the government and security services for…
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Teen Charged With Murder After Taking Snapchat Selfie With Corpse
A teenager from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been charged with murder after he allegedly gunned-down one of his classmates and took a selfie with the corpse, which he then posted to a friend via photo sharing app Snapchat. 16-year-old Maxwell Marion Morton was unaware, however, that the gruesome photo that he…
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FTC to Approves Charges Against Snapchat Over User Privacy
After revelations regarding the Snapchat’s failure to protect user privacy, the US Federal Trade Commission has finalised charges against the company. On 31st December, the FTC released the list of charges to be filed against Snapchat. In the advisory released by the FTC, the US governmental department accuses Snapchat of…
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Messaging App Strings Allows Users to ‘Unsend’ Texts
A new messaging app for iOS allows users to delete sent texts from the recipient’s phone, whether they’ve read them or not. The app, called Strings, allows users to send and receive texts, images, and videos in either individual of group chats, but with a set of customisable privacy controls.…
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Snapchat Secretly Purchased Smart Glasses Company, Sony Hack Reveals
Leaked documents from the recent Sony hack have revealed that Snapchat secretly purchased Vergence Labs, a manufacturer of smart glasses, for $15 million earlier this year. A number of e-mails from the inbox of Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton, also a member of Snapchat’s board, discuss the deal, worth $11…
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Use Wickr to Send Self-Destructing Messages From Your Desktop
Wickr, the instant messaging equivalent of Snapchat, is now available for home computers. The desktop version operates in the same way as the smartphone app, allowing users to send text, image, and audio recordings that “self-destruct” when viewed by the recipient. The messaging app has been available for Android and…
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‘Our Story’ Available on Snapchat to all Users
Snapchat news is something that we’ve covered before, and it’s certainly something that you’re likely to see more and more of. It’s becoming an extremely popular application for sharing photos between our younger generations – allowing you to send a photo or video to a friend, with the media deleting…
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Snapchat Exploring Advertising Avenues
Most of us have heard about it and many of us have strong opinions of it – there’s no denying that Snapchat has worked its way well into the lives of many of us and especially into our younger population. For those unaware, Snapchat is an image sharing program where…
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New Snapchat Vulnerability Issue Allows Hackers To Crash Your iPhone
Snapchat is one of the most popular and fast-growing social media applications, fairly new too. Though, consequences are bound to surface, and this is the case yet again, with more security issues popping up. Jamie Sanchez, security researcher at Securidad Ofensiva, has revealed another security issue, a vulnerability that opens…
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4.6 Million Snapchat Phone Numbers And Usernames Leaked Due To Privacy Breach
According to Snapchat company’s CEO, over 400 million “snaps” are sent everyday using the app. While the service was certainly making its way up the ranks, it has all come to a grinding halt thanks to a massive security breach. The phone numbers and usernames of over 4.6 million Snapchat…
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Snapchat Owners Turns Down A $3B Offer From Facebook
Since its release just over two years ago, Snapchat has been going from strength to strength and more recently the simple photo messaging app which was developed by a group of university students at Stanford has seen upwards of 350 million images passing through its servers each day to well…
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