Snapchat exploit may let hackers connect names and phone numbers in bulk

The resulting data could be sold, or used for scamming and stalking.

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gütch[/url]":tufuoxue]Presumably the first feature such apps will add is the ability to keep things permanently. Not necessarily a bad thing: better that everyone can do it, rather than perpetuate a misconception that things they post to Snapchat can't come back to haunt them.

My prediction is that when people realize that Snapchat isn't guaranteed-temporary like they hoped, the entire service will collapse. The primary selling point of Snapchat over other social networks/services, it's entire raison d'etre, is the impermanency.