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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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submitted 1 year ago by Peaces@infosec.pub to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

My nieces and nephews convinced me to get Snapchat, and it was fun entertaining them with the funny filters for about a week, but I noped out of that feature first thing. I ended up deleting the app after the novelty wore off for them because it also sent a ton of promotions, and even though I don't think it could see my contacts with the settings I had, it seemed like the type of app that would abruptly opt me into things without warning.

Also, even with just basic notifications enabled, it managed to send me ads and promotions every week.

I really dislike Snapchat lol