Snapchat is a popular messaging app with over 150 million active users. It’s been around for just over two years, and it’s quickly become one of the most popular apps on the market. But what if you don’t like how Snapchat is using your data? According to some users, Snapchat is deleting their snaps without warning or explanation. This has led to some people feeling like their data is being used without their consent or knowledge. Is this really happening? We reached out to Snapchat for comment, and they provided us with the following statement: “We use your data in accordance with our privacy policy.” So what does that mean? Basically, Snapchat says that they use your data to improve the experience for you and other users. They claim that it’s necessary in order to keep the app running smoothly and provide you with features that you might want (like sending disappearing messages). But some people feel like their snaps are being deleted without warning or explanation, which isn’t exactly a smooth experience. If you’re not happy with how Snapchat is using your data, there are a few things that you can do: 1) Change your privacy settings; 2) Use another messaging app; 3) Contact Snapchat directly and ask them to change their policy. ..
Snapchat is a chat app and social network that’s super popular with millennials and teens. It’s main feature is that every “Snap” (aka photo or video) is automatically deleted after a certain amount of time.
These Snaps may be deleted from your phone, but are they also deleted from Snapchat’s servers? This is the question on a lot of peoples’ minds. The Federal Trade Commission called Snapchat out in 2013 for “misrepresenting” how private Snaps actually were, so let’s look at what the situation is now.
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The simple answer is no: Snapchat doesn’t save your Snaps forever.
The more nuanced answer is that Snapchat doesn’t deliberately store Snaps for longer than they need to run the service, but that does mean they could sit on their server for up to 30 days. From the Snapchat privacy policy:
Your Snaps remain on their servers until all recipients have opened them. If one recipient doesn’t open the Snap for a week, the Snap will stay on their servers for that week. If a Snap isn’t opened for 30 days, it expires and is deleted.
The safest thing to do is to assume that anything you send on Snapchat is on their servers for a month. All it takes is for one of your friends to lose their phone and not receive your Snap.
One other thing to note is that you can choose to save your Snaps to Snapchat’s servers with Snapchat Memories. If you save a Snap to your Memories, it will be kept on their servers until you delete it.
When it comes to Snaps sticking around longer than you want, it isn’t Snapchat you have to worry about, but the people you send them to. With some third-party apps, another device, or simply just taking a screenshot, someone else can save your Snap indefinitely. Even if you get a notification telling you it’s been saved, there’s not a lot you can do about it. We’d be more worried about that than what Snapchat is doing.
