

While I read my notes, my mind was somewhere else, waiting for the next Snapchat to arrive. Unfortunately, it was a little hard to study when every few minutes a ping came from my phone, signaling another Snapchat from Henry, featuring his curly brown hair and adorable blue eyes. I planned to study diligently on Saturday and Sunday to prepare for the upcoming exam. I had an Economics midterm four days after our username exchange, one that I needed to get an A on to do well in the course. One night, we exchanged Snapchat usernames, and I could feel my heart beating out of my chest. I had had my eye on Henry since move-in day, and I was desperate for him to see me as more than a friend. “As a naïve freshman in college, I was infatuated with a boy who lived down my hall. I broke up with her pretty quickly.”-Nathaniel Gamble, 22, New York University


Let’s just say my girlfriend wasn’t allowed over the house after that. My mother’s jaw dropped, and she instantly lost all respect for her. Sitting next to my mother, I opened a picture on Snapchat from my girlfriend-a naked picture. Shortly afterwards, my family was having a movie night. After a few weeks, I brought her home for dinner, and my mother liked her just as much as I did.

It was going so well, like a dream come true. “When I was 18-years-old I had finally convinced the girl I had been crushing on since freshman year to go out with me. As long as Snapchat exists without end-to-end encryption of data, there'll be a way for someone to view private, personal photos and videos sent via the internet.Don’t let Snapchat mess with your future. The iPhone encryption system is far more secure than what Snapchat provides with (supposed) disappearing data. Once created, the technique could be used over and over again, on any number of devices."Ĭook was speaking about iPhone encryption. "The government suggests this tool could only be used once, on one phone. Once the information is known, or a way to bypass the code is revealed, the encryption can be defeated by anyone with that knowledge," wrote Cook. "In today's digital world, the 'key' to an encrypted system is a piece of information that unlocks the data, and it is only as secure as the protections around it. But as all pessimistic realist internet denizens know, if a privacy-related software tool can be abused, it will be abused.Ī related situation took place back in February of 2016, when Apple was asked by the United States government to create a key to bypass iPhone encryption security. The tool SnapLion was originally created to assist in the retrieval of data to supply law enforcement officers in cases of court subpoena. That's a major part of Snapchat's enticing value proposition. You are supposed to feel safe sharing your words, images, and videos on Snapchat.
