You might recall that Snapchat got hacked and 4.6 usernames and partial phone numbers got released to the world. Then when Snapchat responded to this, their response was kind of lame to say the least. Today, a blog post from Snapchat went up that had two things of interest:
This morning we released a Snapchat update for Android and iOS that improves Find Friends functionality and allows Snapchatters to opt-out of linking their phone number with their username. This option is available in Settings > Mobile #.
This update also requires new Snapchatters to verify their phone number before using the Find Friends service.
So, they finally addressed this issue. It took them long enough. But they also did this:
We are sorry for any problems this issue may have caused you and we really appreciate your patience and support.
So they finally apologized. Nice, but it would have meant more if they had apologized when it happened. It might have made their users feel a bit better about the company. But I guess it’s better late than never.
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Snapchat Finally Apologizes For Data Breach… Posts New Version
You might recall that Snapchat got hacked and 4.6 usernames and partial phone numbers got released to the world. Then when Snapchat responded to this, their response was kind of lame to say the least. Today, a blog post from Snapchat went up that had two things of interest:
This morning we released a Snapchat update for Android and iOS that improves Find Friends functionality and allows Snapchatters to opt-out of linking their phone number with their username. This option is available in Settings > Mobile #.
This update also requires new Snapchatters to verify their phone number before using the Find Friends service.
So, they finally addressed this issue. It took them long enough. But they also did this:
We are sorry for any problems this issue may have caused you and we really appreciate your patience and support.
So they finally apologized. Nice, but it would have meant more if they had apologized when it happened. It might have made their users feel a bit better about the company. But I guess it’s better late than never.
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