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Snapchat to warn users about third-party apps, ask them to change their passwords

Snapchat announced Tuesday that it’s going to stop using unsecure third-party apps like SnapSaved.com. The app leaked in October, and hundreds of thousands of snaps leaked out. Snapchat will now send users to change their passwords and notify them if they’re using unauthorized apps. The move will affect every third- party app out there, a Snapchat spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch that this move will also affect every other app. A recent poll found that 75% of college undergrads Snapchats sweet spot said they planned to keep on using Snapchat in the same way as ever.”]

Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/11/13/snapchat-to-warn-users-about-third-party-apps-ask-them-to-change-their-passwords/

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